noble objective
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnobleandobjective
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noble
adjective
uk/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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objective
noun[C]
uk/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition ofnobleandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The protection of workers is a sufficientlynobleobjective, and we should make an effort to achieve consensus.
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To abandon thisnobleobjectivewould, indeed, be deplorable.
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That has created confusion around what was perhaps anobleobjective.
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That may be anobleobjective, but it is not necessarily the best way to plan a programme.
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Why has thisnobleobjectivebeen wrought in deeds?
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That is anobleobjective.
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That is not anobleobjective.
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Fourthly, controls and assessments are the alpha and omega of any structural policy that has thenobleobjectiveof making itself superfluous as quickly as possible.
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Surely that was anobleobjective.
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Despite their noble objectives, however, few of these activists fully understood how sanctions would actually work.
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Those may be noble objectives but they are fuzzy.
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Mobility is not to be promoted by noble objectives but by removing the day-to-day obstacles.
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Hanging over those noble objectives, however, is a big cloud in the shape of drug misuse.
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Naturally, we hope that as many as possible of its noble objectives will become a reality.
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The content is what makes the difference – it must state that the solemn declaration being made is one not of noble objectives, but of concrete action.
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