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Record 1 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Phraseology
CONT

To create a moral high ground against corruption will be a very onerous task as many people have become accustomed to underhand ways and changing attitudes ...

OBS

The moral high ground, in ethical or political parlance, refers to the status of being respected for remaining moral, and adhering to and upholding a universally recognized standard of justice or goodness ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Il sera difficile de créer des raisons d'ordre moral de lutter contre la corruption parce que de nombreuses personnes se sont habituées à faire des manœuvres douteuses [...]

Spanish

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