basic fairness

collocation in English

meaningsofbasicandfairness

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withfairness.
basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
See more atbasic
fairness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfeə.nəs/us
/ˈfer.nəs/
the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right ...
See more atfairness

(Definition ofbasicandfairnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbasic fairness

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Thebasicfairnessof the health service goes with the grain.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The requirement for any new local tax must include the criteria of accountability by the taxing authority, ease of collection andbasicfairness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
First, it is quite simply a matter ofbasicfairness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It matches thebasicfairnessof our people.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The issue is one ofbasicfairnessand justice.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that this is a principle ofbasicfairnesswhich we should address.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thatbasicfairnessis lacking.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I see irresistibly the same, perhaps even more,basicfairnessin ensuring that the contractual debts from one business to another carry an appropriate rate of interest.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thebasicfairnessof giving adoptive parents equivalent time and space to adjust to the arrival of a new child or baby seems plain to all.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We can never satisfactorily, for longer than a couple of years, agree to reasonable restraint unless people feel that there is abasicfairnessin the beginning.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofbasic
Go to the definition offairness
See other collocations withfairness