natural endowment

collocation in English

meaningsofnaturalandendowment

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natural
adjective
uk
/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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endowment
noun
uk
/ɪnˈdaʊ.mənt/us
/ɪnˈdaʊ.mənt/
money that is given to a college, hospital, etc. in order to provide it with an income, or the giving of ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandendowmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For others, theirnaturalendowmenthas been diminished by more subtle anthropogenic changes to environmental processes.
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The premium and coverage of that average policy would then be used to work out the tax-redistribution system which best compensates for differentials innaturalendowment, in the real world.
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Harris insists that excellence is not so much a function of ournaturalendowmentas it is of our own free choices and capacity to take responsibility for them.
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The real working man, the labouring man, has an extraordinary integrity and honesty, which is hisnaturalendowment.
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It reflects ournaturalendowmentand improves industrial efficiency.
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These are not qualities you show in obedience to orders; they are qualities fostered by the environments you live in, granted a certainnaturalendowmentin the first place.
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Thirdly and sadly, there is the grim fact that we are falling behind, in spite of all ournaturalendowment of inventiveness and scientific intelligence, the performance of our rivals.
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She spoke about giving all children an equal opportunity to acquire intelligence: surely intelligence is part of one'snaturalendowment, it is not something that one can acquire.
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An individual'snaturalendowmentcan be abilities, such as intelligence or strength, given at birth.
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If people do not take thisnaturalendowment, it is both a great sin against nature and a great disgrace to themselves.
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The concept of capital asnaturalendowmentdistorts the real role of capital.
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Every region at the time strived to maximize the benefits of its natural endowments.
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Tourism is the most common vehicle by which local stakeholders can capitalize on their unique natural endowments.
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Merits are "acquired," that is to say, they represent what its possessor has made of her natural endowments and environmental opportunities.
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The natural endowments of the two regions were quite different.
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These capabilities may be thought of as the initial natural endowments with which individuals enter the world.
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Natural endowments sustained urban communities by providing them with a resource base.
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Rosa had an exceptionally mature voice at an early age and, at least in her early years, sang onnaturalendowmentwith little, if any, vocal training.
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Gurdjieff's teaching addressed the question of humanity's place in the universe and the importance of developing latent potentialitiesregarded as ournaturalendowmentas human beings but rarely brought to fruition.
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