universal acceptance

collocation in English

meaningsofuniversalandacceptance

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universal
adjective
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/
existing everywhere or ...
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acceptance
noun[U]
uk
/əkˈsep.təns/us
/əkˈsep.təns/
general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in ...
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(Definition ofuniversalandacceptancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Organization with a few central defining environmental principles to guide the world community, such asuniversalacceptanceand application of the polluter pays principle.
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It should be noted though, that some previously tested variables did not receiveuniversalacceptance.
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However, the welfare economics foundation of health economics has not founduniversalacceptanceamong economists.
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The substantive approach recognises the necessity of auniversalacceptanceof some fact or facts whose very nature implies that justice is an absolute requirement.
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There is need to move towards a clearer definition of social support anduniversalacceptanceand application of such a definition.
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They typically concern opinions that are adhered to with variable intensity by community members whereas demonstrations are assumed to have more of a ring ofuniversalacceptance.
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Arthritis fallen into disuse while newer agents such as highmolecular-weight glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronate have not as yet gaineduniversalacceptance.
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Universalacceptanceof the four-child family would not drastically reduce population growth rates, but it would represent a significant step towards the modernization of family size ideals.
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One should pay tribute, too, to the commission's proposals for heritage coasts which have met withuniversalacceptanceand acclaim.
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Does she not agree that the report has wide implications and appears to be based on many assumptions which will not finduniversalacceptance?
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He demanded a continuation of their initiative, and remarked on theuniversalacceptanceof their eminence.
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That may be so in many cases, but, at the same time, it is a theory that should not be translated intouniversalacceptance.
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We have reached a stage when there isuniversalacceptanceof the view that people must not starve.
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We all know thatuniversalacceptanceis a bit like the holy grail—long sought, but never found.
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There is a great danger ofuniversalacceptance.
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