moral code
Example Sentences
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Watching onscreen characters trying to get ahead has stoked endless debate over the intersection of career ambition and moral code.
The climate version of this moral code seems similarly stark, although perhaps not deeply morally illuminating: Thou shalt not drive species to extinction.
From Washington Post
But she rejected the claim that Gordon’s principle of withdrawing from government-issued “contracts” to obey only God had any connection to a formal movement, noting that he intended it as a moral code for individuals only.
From Washington Times
“What’s preventing them other than a strong moral code from engaging in match-fixing?”
From Washington Post
Russ has rock solid moral code and an integrity rarely seen in athletes or any individual.
From Seattle Times
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