noble aspiration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnobleandaspiration
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noble
adjective
uk/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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aspiration
noun
uk/ˌæs.pɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæs.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
something that you hope ...
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(Definition ofnobleandaspirationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnoble aspiration
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This is anobleaspiration, but possibly naive.
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Again, it fulfils many people's wishful aspirations and it is anobleaspirationin itself, but it does not accord with reality.
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That is anobleaspiration, and people of every party and none should sign up to it.
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That is anobleaspirationand a heavy responsibility.
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The phrase is of course anobleaspiration, but it has misled many people and produced poor results.
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In the present situation, however, prospects of achieving thisnobleaspirationwould appear to be remote.
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It is not anobleaspiration, but it is clear.
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I am sorry he marred thatnobleaspirationby some of the observations that fell from him; but let us et those aside.
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In short, enlargement and further enlargement are anobleaspiration.
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Home ownership is anobleaspirationnot simply because it is a matter of acquiring a piece of property.
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At face value, those are noble aspirations, decent intentions and worthy objectives, and we could all support them.
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A lot of noble aspirations are mouthed, but it is very difficult to turn these into reality.
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They spread intolerance, destroy man's noble aspirations and negate all human values.
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We need to adopt this resolution, which has three noble aspirations.
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People like him, with xenophobia, should remember that other human beings, irrespective of colour, share noble aspirations.
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According to his philosophy, it is the man that is the end goal of any culture, a man with a harmonious personality, lofty ideals, and noble aspirations.
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