utopian ideal

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utopian
adjective
uk
/juːˈtəʊ.pi.ən/us
/juːˈtoʊ.pi.ən/
relating to or aiming for a perfect society in which everyone works well with each other and ...
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ideal
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very ...
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(Definition ofutopianandidealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As previous speakers have said, zero poverty is not autopianidealbut is within our grasp in this region.
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We must encourage their participation in the labour market, which will remain autopianidealunless active measures to reconcile family life with professional life are adopted.
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I recognise that that is perhaps autopianideal, but university principals and chancellors are concerned that they are spending increasing amounts of time meeting financial arrangements.
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Paragraphs 3.24 and 25 of the report give good examples of this, although bus stop information is really autopianideal.
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Elite theory stands in opposition to pluralism in suggesting that democracy is autopianideal.
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However, this may be considered autopianideal.
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Elite theory is the sociological or political science analysis of elite influence in society: elite theorists regard pluralism as autopianideal.
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It stood as a rural,utopianidealbased on the brotherhood of artistic collaboration and focused on the art of living through creative manual work.
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Sander sees a thrill in offering autopianidealof high-quality clothing to the masses.
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Hisutopianidealwas to stimulate greater happiness and improved health by promoting sound and responsible personal conduct, and by reconnecting society with the ennobling beauty of nature.
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In contrast, high modernism transcends traditional political ideological divisions in its reordering of society towards autopianidealas such ideal societies are highly subjective across the political spectrum.
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Adriano shared his time between business pursuits and attempts to practice and spread theutopianidealof community life.
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Realism with results is preferable to utopian ideals without history.
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Our century will be a century of progress in which the wildest utopian ideals may be realised.
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The rise in punk cynicism made the utopian ideals expressed in progressive rock lyrics unfashionable.
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