ethical boundary

collocation in English

meaningsofethicalandboundary

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ethical
adjective
uk
/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/
relating to beliefs about what is morally right ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofethicalandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofethical boundary

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For me, erosion of theethicalboundarybegins with the deliberate breeding of embryos for research purposes.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However promising the results of biotechnology may be, anethicalboundaryremains necessary.
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Critics have assumed that they do not play with ethical boundaries or recast symbolic definitions.
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When such actions and policies usurp the decisions of others and limit liberty without a sound evidentiary base, significant ethical boundaries are crossed.
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Finally, we must draw up a public research agenda, which we must not allow to be delimited by artificial, ethical boundaries.
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We simply cannot allow scientific progress and the potential treatments that result to erode ethical boundaries.
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An absence of ethical boundaries would be a terrifying thing for humanity.
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Such freedom, however, must not lead to the erosion of ethical boundaries.
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We do not know to what extent, if at all, the agencies are overrunning the ethical boundaries.
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Let us vote only for what takes balanced account of the social, economic and legal aspects and not steamroller through narrow ethical boundaries.
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On the contrary, increasingly it is the scientists who are setting the ethical boundaries for society.
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There is a great responsibility on us all, particularly on medical and other staff caring for patients, to ensure that both legal and ethical boundaries are not transgressed.
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Ethical boundaries have clearly been crossed.
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We need clear ethical boundaries.
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The greatest crimes in human history were perpetrated when citizens ignored their duty to delineate logical and ethical boundaries for the rule of law.
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Both master and servant are always on the lookout for how to get ahead in life, regardless of ethical boundaries.
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Businesses may therefore face increased complexity as trading is done not only across physical boundaries, but also across religious, cultural, and ethical boundaries.
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Other authors concur claiming the orphan experiment was not within the ethical boundaries of acceptable research.
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Thus, researchers are obliged to advance technologies, but must do so within acceptable ethical boundaries.
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They are committed to ethical banking and any investments are made within strict ethical boundaries.
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