narrow self-interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnarrowandself-interest
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narrow
adjective
uk/ˈnær.əʊ/us/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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self-interest
noun[U]
uk/ˌselfˈɪn.tər.est/us/ˌselfˈɪn.t̬ɚ.est/
the act of considering the advantage to yourself when making decisions, and deciding to do what is best ...
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Instead, they have had a clear regard, as always, to their ownnarrowself-interest.
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It plays into the hands of people who have a legitimate but extremelynarrowself-interest.
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Even on the question ofnarrowself-interest, the industry should have recognised that proper regulation is necessary for confidence.
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Thus, while someone motivated only by considerations ofnarrowself-interestwould undoubtedly experience some regret over having lost such a great benefit, such regret would likely be comparatively superficial.
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He was equally upset to see that the chaos of revolutionary violence had led, at the other emotional extreme, to resignation, isolation, and a focus onnarrowself-interest.
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At its core, public service requires a vision that extends beyondnarrowself-interest.
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The voice that is raised to say that we should look after only our own interests is the voice ofnarrowself-interest.
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Once again, what may be interpreted as thenarrowself-interestof individual schools is being placed above that of the community, or, indeed, future generations.
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They rejected the appeal tonarrowself-interestand instead voted for decency, justice, caring for our community, the quality of life and good local services.
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Through that gateway, they may see that they can gain by being part of a wider movement that embodies more thannarrowself-interestand is about community involvement.
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That those in business are taking a greater interest in education and training is welcome, if somewhat overdue, but in too many cases it remains a rathernarrowself-interest.
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According to him there are too few politicians in this world capable of looking beyond the horizon of their ownnarrowself-interest.
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