mutual self-interest

collocation in English

meaningsofmutualandself-interest

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mutual
adjective
uk
/ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/
(of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for ...
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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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(Definition ofmutualandself-interestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was a society of alliances ofmutualself-interestand regard set in opposition to competing interests, antagonisms, and enmity.
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This collaboration was a product ofmutualself-interestnot consensus.
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Urban regimes work through a system of 'civic co-operation' based uponmutualself-interest.
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In this way the growth of trade will be fortified by bonds ofmutualself-interest.
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This is not just a matter ofmutualself-interest.
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Is it not really a question ofmutualself-interestrather than generosity?
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We are committed by treaty andmutualself-interestto increasing our common action.
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There is a healthy recognition ofmutualself-interest.
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These go to the heart of the principle ofmutualself-interest, and both the analysis and the recommendations should be taken very seriously.
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But here is more than self-interest;here ismutualself-interest, andmutualself-interestmoved by justice and compassion.
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And despite its violent creation, it was held together bymutualself-interest.
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He gained public support for legislating benefits for all workers and gaining cooperation with employers in the name ofmutualself-interestand the collective good.
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Frederick was a pragmatist who dealt with the princes by finding amutualself-interest.
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