degree of tolerance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandtolerance
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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tolerance
noun
uk/ˈtɒl.ər.əns/us/ˈtɑː.lɚ.əns/
willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandtolerancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We have adegreeoftolerancehere.
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That certainly demonstrates adegreeoftolerance.
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Adegreeoftoleranceand understanding is required.
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People'sdegreeoftolerancetowards noise varies enormously.
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Schools should have the chance to inculcate adegreeoftolerance, understanding and unity.
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We need a society which provides a greaterdegreeoftoleranceand diversity.
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There is a certaindegreeoftolerance, as it is called in engineering, which has existed in the past.
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There ought to be much more leeway, a greaterdegreeoftoleranceand much more trust in our citizens.
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It is these whom we have to protect, and so adegreeoftolerancemust be built up.
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That displays adegreeoftoleranceand good will towards our area that we very much appreciate.
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I recognise at once that thedegreeoftoleranceand democracy which we have in this country has come from hundreds of years of struggle.
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It may offend the rest of us, but we are able to bear compulsory religion for the non-religious with adegreeoftolerance.
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At the same time, a minority perceive in this greaterdegreeoftolerancean opportunity to exploit and cash in on it.
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The main feature of this debate is thedegreeoftolerancewhich has been shown by those who take opposing views.
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We need people who are flexible and who have sympathy and imagination, and who can combine adegreeoftolerancewith firmness.
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I hope and pray that matters will progress satisfactorily and smoothly, and with a higherdegreeoftoleranceon all sides.
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However, if the situation is clearcut, one will be able to obtain adegreeoftoleranceand acceptance in respect of that kind of system.
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In practice, thedegreeoftolerancevaried by time and place.
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Thedegreeoftoleranceis more pronounced with clonazepam than with chlordiazepoxide.
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I accept that there has been a highdegreeoftoleranceabout hooliganism when it comes to the way in which magistrates' courts have dealt with it.
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It seems that some local authorities have such adegreeoftolerancefor the people on strike that they are not living up to their statutory obligations.
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The more civilised the society, the less the persecution, and thedegreeoftoleranceof minorities is a measure of the civilised quality of a society.
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I felt that this letter was very appropriate in view of our debate about neighbours having adegreeoftolerancefor what went on at special events.
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He has an irrational fear of clowns, but is able to develop a certaindegreeoftolerancetowards them.
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With continued use, most people develop adegreeoftoleranceto sugar alcohols and no longer experience these symptoms.
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