basic decency

collocation in English

meaningsofbasicanddecency

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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decency
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.sən.si/us
/ˈdiː.sən.si/
behaviour that is good, moral, and acceptable ...
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(Definition ofbasicanddecencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbasic decency

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Basicdecencysays that animals should be treated acceptably.
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We are talking aboutbasicdecency—nobody should object to that.
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The minimum wage is thebasicdecencythreshold, and all employers must play a part in applying it.
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At least it should do the company thebasicdecencyof listening to its arguments, giving them some genuine thought and giving reasons.
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We should insist no less onbasicdecencywhere disabled people's employment is concerned.
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There are 2.5 million working people in this country who have fewer than three weeks' paid leave a year, an amount which is abasicdecency.
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But there's abasicdecencythere behind the gruff exterior, and he can occasionally surprise viewers with acts of tenderness.
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It's a relentlessly sweet movie about thebasicdecencyof humanity.
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Her self-centered, demanding behavior is usually overlooked by her friends and family, who balance it with her generosity andbasicdecency.
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It flaunts reason, sanity andbasicdecency.
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