(articles of faith)
If something is an ~ for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
For Republicans it is almost an ~ that this tax should be cut.
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(articles of faith)
If something is an ~ for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
For Republicans it is almost an ~ that this tax should be cut.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012