to be spiritual may be interpreted both ethically and religiously
as submodifierMPs accused of ethically questionable behaviour
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She says the activists involved in the action are morally and ethically bankrupt.
Such research is ethically challenging because critically ill patients usually are unable to consent for research participation.
Their ethically dubious research had enhanced — rather than diminished — their professional careers.
We are ethically obligated to report signs of possible dementia in our patients.
Some people believe that data mining itself is ethically neutral.
Administering a placebo is an act of deception that is ethically problematic.
Law enforcement officials are ethically obliged once presented with evidence of a material breach in the law to pursue the case.
"Presumed uninformed consent is ethically unacceptable," Dr Randall said.
My personal position is that animal testing is ethically suspect in all cases.
There is a very real danger that without parliamentary scrutiny or a proper regulatory regime, this legislation will permit medical technology to continue to race way ahead into uncharted and ethically troubling territory.
1.1In a morally good or correct manner.
we will act ethically in our relations with the public
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The real debate now centres on how businesses can demonstrate that they are operating ethically to win over the doubters.
The management of our natural resources should be conducted ethically, humanely, and rationally.
The authors stress the need for nurses to act as patient advocates by determining whether research has been conducted ethically.
Many consumers would be happy to buy from a supplier who they knew acted ethically in the manner in which the cattle were raised and slaughtered.
We are committed to behaving ethically; responding to customer needs in a timely and reasonable manner; and operating without inefficient hierarchy and bureaucracy.
We are working in conjunction with other countries to ethically recruit staff.
These creatures may be so similar to ourselves that making them the subjects of biomedical experimentation may be difficult to justify ethically.
Attempts have been made to ensure that adopters are suitable carers and that those arranging adoptions act ethically.
The law school stresses to its students the importance of behaving ethically, morally and professionally.
I think there are certain business practices that managed care organizations can't ethically adopt.
1.2In a way that avoids activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment.
she was keen to see her money invested ethically
ethically produced T-shirts
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This is by far the largest brand to switch to the ethically sourced raw materials.
A school that buys healthy, ethically sourced food can improve pupils' understanding of food and where it comes from, protect the environment, and support local producers and suppliers.
Campaigners have been doing their bit to help show that you don't have to sacrifice quality in order to shop ethically.
Millions of people are deciding to shop ethically and shop less.
It doesn't cost more to invest ethically and there could be better returns.
"We aim to provide investors with the potential for medium capital appreciation through a balanced portfolio of global equities taken from an index of ethically screened stocks," said Power.
Definition of ethically in US English:
ethically
adverbˈeTHəklēˈɛθəkli
1In a way that relates to moral principles.
to be spiritual may be interpreted both ethically and religiously
as submodifiernumerous companies with ethically questionable practices
Example sentencesExamples
Some people believe that data mining itself is ethically neutral.
Such research is ethically challenging because critically ill patients usually are unable to consent for research participation.
There is a very real danger that without parliamentary scrutiny or a proper regulatory regime, this legislation will permit medical technology to continue to race way ahead into uncharted and ethically troubling territory.
My personal position is that animal testing is ethically suspect in all cases.
"Presumed uninformed consent is ethically unacceptable," Dr Randall said.
Law enforcement officials are ethically obliged once presented with evidence of a material breach in the law to pursue the case.
Their ethically dubious research had enhanced — rather than diminished — their professional careers.
We are ethically obligated to report signs of possible dementia in our patients.
Administering a placebo is an act of deception that is ethically problematic.
She says the activists involved in the action are morally and ethically bankrupt.
1.1In a morally good or correct manner.
we will act ethically in our relations with the public
Example sentencesExamples
The authors stress the need for nurses to act as patient advocates by determining whether research has been conducted ethically.
The management of our natural resources should be conducted ethically, humanely, and rationally.
Many consumers would be happy to buy from a supplier who they knew acted ethically in the manner in which the cattle were raised and slaughtered.
We are committed to behaving ethically; responding to customer needs in a timely and reasonable manner; and operating without inefficient hierarchy and bureaucracy.
We are working in conjunction with other countries to ethically recruit staff.
I think there are certain business practices that managed care organizations can't ethically adopt.
Attempts have been made to ensure that adopters are suitable carers and that those arranging adoptions act ethically.
These creatures may be so similar to ourselves that making them the subjects of biomedical experimentation may be difficult to justify ethically.
The law school stresses to its students the importance of behaving ethically, morally and professionally.
The real debate now centres on how businesses can demonstrate that they are operating ethically to win over the doubters.
1.2In a way that avoids activities or organizations that do harm to people or the environment.
she was keen to see her money invested ethically
ethically produced T-shirts
Example sentencesExamples
This is by far the largest brand to switch to the ethically sourced raw materials.
A school that buys healthy, ethically sourced food can improve pupils' understanding of food and where it comes from, protect the environment, and support local producers and suppliers.
Millions of people are deciding to shop ethically and shop less.
It doesn't cost more to invest ethically and there could be better returns.
Campaigners have been doing their bit to help show that you don't have to sacrifice quality in order to shop ethically.
"We aim to provide investors with the potential for medium capital appreciation through a balanced portfolio of global equities taken from an index of ethically screened stocks," said Power.