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The phrase "abiding idea" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a concept or belief that is enduring or long-lasting.
Example: "The abiding idea of justice has shaped our legal system for centuries."
Alternatives: "enduring concept" or "lasting belief".
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The abiding idea seems to be don't be a jerk.
Does it bother him, this abiding idea that he himself is a troubled soul?
Elizabeth Montgomery was my first, least guilt-inducing, and most abiding idea of a deity.
People with an abiding idea of how to love, how to care for each other.
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Poverty is an abiding theme.
For example, in dealing with issues such as whether abortion or the excision of young girls should be allowed, citizens abiding by the idea of public reason are only entitled to justify the position they want to adopt on those matters on the basis of reasons that could reasonably be accepted by other citizens who do not necessarily share the same metaphysical, religious or cultural views.
She has a very deep and abiding faith in that idea".
We have an abiding faith in the idea that the most direct route to improved performance is to study what successful firms do and copy them.
We have an abiding faith in the idea that the most direct route to improved performance is to study what successful companies do and copy them.
Here is someone with abiding faith in the idea that "proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking".
Every new technology attracts optimism; this is related to a deep, abiding, and seemingly unshakeable idea that scientific and technological advancements lead inexorably to moral and political progress.
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