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Meanings of civilised society in English

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Usage of civilised society in English
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The consequences of this argument would be unacceptable to any civilised society.
The Irish Times
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You just can't picture that question being posed in a civilised society.
A week in december
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Both are worthy objectives of any civilised society in the modern age.
The Irish Times
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That's the sign of a civilised society and it's what I believe.
The Guardian
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It summed up perhaps the most basic aspiration of a civilised society.
The Irish Times
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He adds that tolerance is the primary prerequisite for a civilised society.
The Irish Times
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He desired to return once more within the pale of civilised society.
The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
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We are merely trammelled by the ordinary decent conventions of civilised society.
The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers
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The developing crisis in Dublin and elsewhere represents an affront to civilised society.
The Irish Times
10
Justice Venning said that was the price of a civilised society.
Radio NZ
11
Rising levels of vigilantism threaten the prospects of establishing an equitable, civilised society.
The Irish Times
12
Books and reading are crucial to rehabilitation in a civilised society.
The Guardian
13
That agreeable animal which you meet every day in civilised society.
Vivian Grey
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The plain old creepy that has no place in civilised society.
The South African
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They are the natural outcome of a civilised society.
The Admirable Crichton
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The rules of civilised society naturally lapse in prison.
Prisoner for Blasphemy
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Civilised society through the time
Civilised society across language varieties
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