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generous impulse

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meanings of generousand impulse


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generous
adjective
uk /ˈdʒen.ər.əs/ us /ˈdʒen.ər.əs/
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual ...
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impulse
noun
uk /ˈɪm.pʌls/ us /ˈɪm.pʌls/
a sudden strong wish to ...
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Examples of generous impulse


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Is it not a piece of bureaucratic nonsense to frustrate the generousimpulse of teachers and students in this way?
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I do not say that that is not a generousimpulse.
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The overall result of this generousimpulse to try to help the poorest sections in our community is surely twofold.
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It is not an uncommon experience that a generousimpulse towards the redress of a supposed grievance creates a cruel wrong.
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We should rebuff this sensible and generousimpulse at our peril.
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The appeal of the lottery is not made to any lofty or ennobling emotion or to any generousimpulse, but only encourages the spirit of adventure.
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I could have wished that his generous impulses had stopped there, but unfortunately they did not.
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I want her to allow her own generous impulses to dictate the answer.
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At all events, the man coming forward is coming forward because he has been actuated by generous impulses.
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But what is the good of talking about generous impulses when one cannot follow with generous actions?
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He may have been seeking his own purposes, but he has not been untouched by the same generous impulses as other people.
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I believe we could occupy decisive place at this time and could play a decisive part if we allowed ourselves to be governed by our own generous impulses.
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Unfortunately it is a case where generous impulses are tempered by inexorable circumstances, but we must not forget that unemployment is not merely a recurring evil.
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