entrenched attitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofentrenchedandattitude
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entrenched
adjective
uk/ɪnˈtrentʃt/us/ɪnˈtrentʃt/
Entrenched ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot ...
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attitude
noun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofentrenchedandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thisentrenchedattitudemeant that as each measure was supposedly discredited what was at stake became the greater.
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By 1993, however, taxpayers slowly but steadily slipped ' back to normality ', that is to the entrenched attitudes of non-compliance.
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But this image of the public also flowed from deeper, more entrenched attitudes.
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Why does it take so long to overcome such entrenched attitudes?
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They have not relapsed entrenched attitudes that have defeated this type of proposal all too often in the past.
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Many of the inequalities between men and women stem from entrenched attitudes acquired in childhood.
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It is not short term but seeks to alter long-term entrenched attitudes which have depressed employment opportunities for youth in the past few decades.
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Although recognising that stability and membership build up a team spirit and strengthen bonds between members, they can also lead to conservatism and entrenched attitudes.
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The sad thing is that the younger generation find it easier to adopt old-fashioned, entrenched attitudes than to move forward to positive, pragmatic, clear thinking.
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Most of the alcohol obtained and consumed by minors is provided by parents, and public education to change some of our entrenched attitudes is essential.
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There have been the predictable political posturings and entrenched attitudes to these developments.
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There is still a need to change some deeply entrenched attitudes and expectations among employers and individual workers.
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It will not be easy to change entrenched attitudes.
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We must convince particularly the children, as it is hard to change the entrenched attitudes of adults, that leaving litter is anti-social, wasteful and in some cases even dangerous.
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My task is to provide our country with the system of criminal justice for which it yearns, and to challenge and overcome those deep-seated and deeply entrenched attitudes.
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Moreover, the biomedical model of disease, focused on pathophysiology rather than quality of life, reinforces entrenched attitudes that marginalize pain management as a priority.
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