noble cause
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnobleandcause
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noble
adjective
uk/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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cause
noun
uk/kɔːz/us/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofnobleandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofnoble cause
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Nonetheless, he never ceased to believe that it constituted a justifiable and evennoblecause.
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He believes that the battle is for a most important andnoblecause.
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I am convinced that initiatives like this can only discredit thenoblecauseof defending human rights.
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There is no morenoblecausethan that.
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In the first, one million men gave their lives for what they regarded as anoblecause.
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I thank him also for the great efforts which he makes in support of thisnoblecause.
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Medicine is anoblecauseand it has to be tolerably sure.
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That is thenoblecausefor which they propose to die.
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I will simply add that the farmers’ welfare is also anoblecauseand, in our view, a high-priority cause.
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It appears that thenoblecausemay be keeping two bands of cut-throats apart.
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That is anoblecause; but how sad that it has been necessary.
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Helping the old and poor to live in greater comfort and warmth is anoblecause.
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If they are out for personal power, is it really such anoblecausethat we should attach importance to it?
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They too believe that their sons fought for anoblecause.
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One senior police officer referred to it asnoblecausecorruption.
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There is therefore no incentive for them to cut corners and indulge in what is sometimes infelicitously called "noblecausecorruption".
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I think someone has described it as a sort of "noblecausecorruption".
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All those steps do not add up to fighting anoblecause.
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I believe that it is anoblecauseto try to see that youngsters are fitter and that they become fitter parents.
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