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The phrase "the line of decency" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to a generally-accepted standard of behavior, usually in a moral sense. For example: We must be mindful not to cross the line of decency in our interactions with each other.
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No matter her level of anger or feelings of betrayal — understandable and even common in situations like yours — her actions, I'm afraid, cross the line of decency.
The ad charged that Mr. Romney was "anti-immigrant," a sentiment that the Hispanic leaders said crossed the line of decency.
"The governor crossed the line of decency on his latest tirade on a New Jersey taxpayer," Mr. Pascrell said in a statement.
Dean Skelos, the Senate Republican leader, said Mr. Parker's remarks had "gone over the line of decency" and demanded that the Democratic leaders take action.
"The independent counsel's office has repeatedly stepped over the line of decency in its quest to find something, anything, on the president of the United States.
This tabloid made its money by regularly crossing the line of decency; the revelation that it also regularly crossed the line of legality surprises no one, for no one expected any better.
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The old fears of looking nasty or foolish should likewise remain sufficient to police the lines of decency.
Comedians loathe hecklers, and even those who see dealing with them as part of the job also tend to think the lines of decency shift when responding.
I don't care how long he had been standing there, you simply do not cross this line of decency.
But that doesn't mean you can be rude and cross the line of basic decency".
"We had seen this approach before with the Daily Mail crossing the line of common decency with its attacks on my Dad".
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