moral issue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmoralandissue
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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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issue
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪʃ.uː/us/ˈɪʃ.uː/
a subject or problem that people are thinking and ...
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(Definition ofmoralandissuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Nonetheless, the passion and indignation of its author put a vitally importantmoralissuebefore us.
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These two orientations provide the framework by which one identifies an issue as amoralissue.
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Amoralissuebecomes a problem when there is uncertainty concerning the acceptability of a particular decision or action.
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What is understood as ' good ' in death is amoralissuebut also the outcome of cultural and social interactions, political deliberations and resource distribution.
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Desiccation can thus be amoralissue, and stability in rainfall guaranteed by the powers that be and by sticking to codes of moral conduct.
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Scientists who experiment on animals must at least acknowledge that there is a seriousmoralissueinvolved.
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The government did take thuggee very seriously, but it remained a political problem and not themoralissueit later became.
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The law may be clear on this, but my focus is on this as amoralissuein the context of this intimate attachment principle.
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The extent to which this principle should apply in different categories of cases, civil and criminal, becomes an intrinsicallymoralissue.
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Why is the second regarded as creating a newmoralissue?
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Is not that amoralissueupon which we are entitled to state our opinions?
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If we see this as amoralissue, it is right that we have a free vote on it.
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I argue that it is amoralissue.
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There is amoralissuehere also in the sense that information is freedom.
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That is not a financial issue; that is amoralissue.
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We are not discussing conscience or amoralissue.
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I turn to anothermoralissue—the widows over 45 who lose their pension.
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It is said to be amoralissue, and it is.
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I certainly agree that there is amoralissuehere.
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We should recognise it as amoralissue, an obligation and a matter of our own self-interest.
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