national honour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnationalandhonour
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national
adjective
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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honour
noun
uk/ˈɒn.ər/us/ˈɑː.nɚ/
a quality that combines respect, being proud, ...
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(Definition ofnationalandhonourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The second expedition would attempt to redress their perceived loss ofnationalhonourand supremacy.
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I am thinking of thenationalhonour.
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Ournationalhonouris at stake.
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It is a question ofnationalhonour.
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Secondly, it is our ownnationalhonour.
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This piece discusses the decline of the collective sense ofnationalhonourin large, heterogeneous states, resurfacing only in times of war.
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It is an issue ofnationalhonourand natural justice.
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We must do that because of ournationalhonour.
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The national interest and thenationalhonourare involved.
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I say that it is the guardian of something much more important, thenationalhonour.
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It is exactly the same point as regards ournationalhonour.
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But the question of the minority whose rates are below the rest touchesnationalhonour.
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I believe the whole key-note of this matter really isnationalhonour.
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He said he desired nothing to be done which would be inconsistent with ournationalhonour.
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Apart from sentiment—sentiment is only one thing—it is a question of ournationalhonour.
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It is a scandal, and a disgrace to ournationalhonour.
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But they are deeply sensitive on the point ofnationalhonour.
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It is a game, not ofnationalhonour, but of national dishonour.
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Should we not do what lies within our power to redeem ournationalhonour?
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With a great nation like ours there are vital interests, not least ournationalhonour.
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But it may be said that you may have vital questions affectingnationalhonour.
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The public interest in seeing that our ownnationalhonouris maintained is very great.
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We do not blow our own trumpets and talk aboutnationalhonour.
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The first is to stop talking about yournationalhonour, and the second is to learn to laugh at yourselves.
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But if it were practicable, it might well be the only way consistent with ournationalhonour.
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