noble intention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnobleandintention
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noble
adjective
uk/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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intention
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈten.ʃən/us/ɪnˈten.ʃən/
something that you want and plan ...
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(Definition ofnobleandintentionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Despite thisnobleintention, the attempt at rural modernization failed miserably in many respects.
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He has pointed to a clear contradiction between thenobleintentionof protecting resources and the actual possibilities of establishing their state.
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We must avoid the risk of supposedly scientific information disguising a much lessnobleintention, which is to influence patients and steer them towards buying a particular medicine.
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She also states that moviegoers can not be educated by equatingnobleintentionor commercial viability with quality.
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Sandhya who is in search of sponsors for the kids accepts his request as it is anobleintention.
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Such noble intentions are only to be applauded.
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My reasoning tells me that many noble intentions aired in debates such as this are likely to finish up doing more harm than good.
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Those were the years when, despite the noble intentions of the welfare state, dependency gained the upper hand over independence, freedom and choice.
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We can only hope that all the noble intentions in this document will succeed.
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Unless politicians possess imagination, they cannot assess the image of the fine, noble intentions of their party in the minds of supporters of the other parties.
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