counsel of perfection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcounselandperfection
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counsel
noun
uk/ˈkaʊn.səl/us/ˈkaʊn.səl/
formal
advice:
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perfection
noun[U]
uk/pəˈfek.ʃən/us/pɚˈfek.ʃən/
the state of being complete and correct in ...
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(Definition ofcounselandperfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is not acounselofperfection; it is an effort to improve on the current situation.
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It has been said, and it is indeed acounselofperfection, that every magistrate should endure something of the punishments which he inflicts.
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Supposing that it does; that a statute never should cover ground of another statute is acounselofperfection.
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I regard that as acounselofperfection.
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It is acounselofperfectionto imagine that we can produce an anomaly-free law to regulate this area.
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In these electoral reforms thecounselofperfectionis a fantastic demand.
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If that applied to everyone, it would, indeed, be acounselofperfection.
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Although we have criticised him from time to time, it has been in terms of acounselofperfection.
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The banning of all reproaches and even the occasional reviling would, however, be acounselofperfection.
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I know that is thecounselofperfection, and it cannot be implemented to-day because there are simply not enough ophthalmologists to do the examinations.
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That is not acounselofperfection, but an absurd proposition.
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It is acounselofperfectionto say that people can insure themselves voluntarily against the risks in this trade.
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Of course, if we had plenty of money it might be thecounselofperfection, but it is quite impossible in our present financial situation.
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Will he consider whether thiscounselofperfectionis necessary?
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Thatcounselofperfectionis not open to us.
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But that may be acounselofperfection.
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I know that this is acounselofperfectionand that we cannot expect the elimination of the colour bar for some time.
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So we must not—we dare not—rely simply upon thatcounselofperfection.
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That is too much acounselofperfectionfor me to agree with.
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That is what we hope, but it is acounselofperfection.
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