moral fibre

collocation in English

meaningsofmoralandfibre

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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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fibre
noun
uk
/ˈfaɪ.bər/us
/ˈfaɪ.bɚ/
any of the thread-like parts that form plant or artificial material and can be made ...
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(Definition ofmoralandfibrefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The public, he says, lackmoralfibre.
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It is an argument withoutmoralfibre.
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He earned a lot of respect from students for his ability,moralfibreand his strength of character.
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Both men are perceived as having littlemoralfibre, and this is signified by their succumbing to women.
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We want to know themoralfibreof the lad.
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This requires courage,moralfibre, boldness and risk capital.
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She is nothing of the sort: she lacksmoralfibre.
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I do not think theirmoralfibreis so feeble.
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These young people do not have greatmoralfibre.
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If one is to ask teachers to teach something that requiresmoralfibre, one has to recruit to the teaching profession people who havemoralfibre.
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Is he aware that it does nothing at all for themoralfibreof this nation?
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Do they realise that it saps themoralfibreof our community?
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This system of deficiency payments is undermining themoralfibreof a free market.
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I shall disregard comments about the lack ofmoralfibreamong our young people.
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Their training is designed to stiffen theirmoralfibreand train their bodies and minds.
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The strength of any army is dependent upon themoralfibreof the individual soldier.
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Such operators destroy themoralfibreof society and corrupt and destroy family life.
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Some of the briefing on schools having the rightmoralfibreand background offended many people.
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I believe that sound radio and television can help to provide thatmoralfibre.
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So why not have themoralfibreto stand up against the extremists?
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I do not believe that the nation'smoralfibreis weakening.
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Will hermoralfibreand that of her family be eroded away?
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There is another price;namely, a certain sapping of themoralfibreof the nation.
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It is underestimating themoralfibreof our people not to believe that that is so.
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Much is said, sometimes scornfully, about themoralfibreof the nation.
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