noble ideal

collocation in English

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noble
adjective
uk
/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us
/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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ideal
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very ...
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(Definition ofnobleandidealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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My late leader died as truly for anobleidealas if he had died on the field of battle.
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These outrages have brought a dark smear across a verynobleideal.
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They think that this is anobleidealwhich, in many respects, it is.
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It was, indeed, a may in which we elevated our self-interest to anobleideal.
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This, it seems to me, is anobleidealand far transcends the shortcomings, for instance, of the common agricultural policy.
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He belongs to a generation which felt that this was the birth of anobleideal.
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That a statesman who is at the head of affairs in this country should say that he is working for peace as his objective—that is anobleideal.
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Free academic interchange is anobleidealextending back to medieval times.
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But it's gon na do it with so much enthusiasm and so much faith that perhaps the future has not the spirit of betraying sonobleideal.
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In an era increasingly intolerant of pain, suffering, and the failures of medical care, it is essential that the noble ideals of the hospice movement are not oversold.
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Although those are noble ideals, according to the document, the landowners have not agreed to those measures.
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How well does the council manage to achieve its noble ideals?
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Let us have a political union—as close as you like—rather than an economic one founded on not very noble ideals and extremely inefficient in practice.
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It ought to be about noble ideals.
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To quote a famous expression, they all had noble ideals.
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Regarding voting rights, he said, for the first time in our lifetimes, we are failing to live up to one of our most noble ideals.
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It is gratifying to note that the staff and students of the college imbibe and uphold these noble ideals.
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But the heart of the 10-song collection comes from his continued exploration of how to hold onto noble ideals in the face of ever-rising cynicism and violence.
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