If you talk about the ~ of something, you mean that it is very important and must be treated with respect.
...the ~ of human life.
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
If you talk about the ~ of something, you mean that it is very important and must be treated with respect.
...the ~ of human life.
N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012