ethical decision

collocation in English

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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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decision
noun
uk
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
a choice that you make about something after thinking about ...
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(Definition ofethicalanddecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In other words, anethicaldecisionabout starting a family rests largely on the husband's ability to feed his family.
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However, there is no area of life in which the correctethicaldecisioncan consistently be found by reading from a rule book.
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However, some years ago anethicaldecisionwas made to deny insurers access to such information.
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Far from rewarding it for thatethicaldecision, the contract will penalise it for not getting stuck into the competition to maximise list size.
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The announcement is welcome not least because it is inclusive and generous and also because it is based on anethicaldecisionrather than on the expediency of the past.
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This program explores culture and creativity, leadership identity,ethicaldecision-making and critical analysis of research.
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Ethicaldecisionis to choose the alternative which provides more good and less harm to the organization.
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A core curriculum in liberal studies develops breadth of understanding and serious engagement with principles ofethicaldecision-making.
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However, her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional andethicaldecision.
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While not revolutionary, his work has become a focal point around whichethicaldecision-making in the public sector are made.
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Ethicaldecision-making is a skill that improves with practice.
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In moral choices or ethical dilemmas anethicaldecisionis often made by appealing to a higher ethic such as ethics in religion or secular ethics.
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The management of this condition presents the clinician and parents with difficult practical and ethical decisions.
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Tough calls: making ethical decisions in the care of older patients.
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Following in this tradition, one may argue that there are ethics experts and ethical decisions should be left to them.
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Ethical decisions are best kept close to the patient.
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Therefore, ethical decisions are grounded to an extent on perspectives and passions.
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But, as this study shows, it is time to recognize their important role in some important ethical decisions.
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How might ethical decisions change if cases came to be viewed as life stories, family events, or other ongoing narrative?
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To what extent do class, culture, ethnicity, and race affect the ethical decisions that patients and professionals must make in a medical context?
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