cooperative spirit

collocation in English

meaningsofcooperativeandspirit

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cooperative
adjective
uk
/kəʊˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪv/us
/koʊˈɑː.pɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/
willing to help or do what ...
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spirit
noun
uk
/ˈspɪr.ɪt/us
/ˈspɪr.ət/
a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or ...
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(Definition ofcooperativeandspiritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second argument draws attention to the level ofcooperativespiritand mutual trust that natural-law theory demands from participants in the joint activity of law.
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Will he stimulate the local military commanders into acooperativespirit?
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It is also praised for its size, longevity, stamina, mental faculties,cooperativespirit, and loyalty.
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The operational nature of the coordination of economic policies depends both on the framework of thatcooperativespiritand the manner in which it is deployed.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
For example, one wonders how a development partnership will prove itscooperativespiritor its representative capacity, as required by action 2 in paragraph 33 of the guidelines.
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Generally, these outcomes are the result of collaboration and thecooperativespiritthat is inherent in the credit union industry.
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She was able to foster acooperativespiritamong the computer specialists and librarians on her staff.
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I believe that it is that failure to cultivate thecooperativespiritamong aircraft manufacturers that is partially responsible for a good deal of the delay that has taken place.
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One's capacity to accept that scouring in a contrite andcooperativespirit, without resentment or defensiveness, was the first step in passing the grade.
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In thecooperativespirit, each member of the house has an assigned, equitable task requiring some five hours of cooking or house maintenance every week.
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