moral fabric

collocation in English

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moral
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒr.əl/us
/ˈmɔːr.əl/
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than ...
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fabric
noun
uk
/ˈfæb.rɪk/us
/ˈfæb.rɪk/
cloth or material for making clothes, covering ...
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(Definition ofmoralandfabricfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Concerns thatmoralfabricand cohesiveness of society will be torn apart provide reasons for care and reflection.
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If the latter, what would be the ultimate effect upon themoralfabricof the nation as a whole?
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Unjust wars signify a gross violation of justice and threaten to tear apart themoralfabricof the community.
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I have great reservations about the break-up of themoralfabricof many households.
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He also pointed out that a great deal is being done by schools to shore up themoralfabricof our society.
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Other people have pointed out that implementing her wishes in no way threaten public policy; nor does it threaten themoralfabricof our society.
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Throughout the country the effects of inflation are now hitting at ourmoralfabric.
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We must look at how we build up themoralfabricof our societies.
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The notion that somehow hunting threatens themoralfabricof our society is simply not true.
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However, his books mainly deal with themoralfabricof life.
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During this period hundreds of informal associations were established for the purpose of improving the social, intellectual, andmoralfabricof society.
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