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in consequence
Idioms and Phrases
As a result, therefore, as in She was away for years and in consequence has few friends here . The prepositional phrase in consequence of means “as a result of,†as in In consequence of this finding, there is sure to be further investigation . [Late 1600s]Example Sentences
In consequence, our civic machinery was, and still can be, lumberingly ineffective.
"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law," it states.
Kamala Harris may not be an Abraham Lincoln who'll crush the worst of it, but the rest of us need to stop normalizing our submission to finance and corporate marketing which, especially since the Citizens United ruling, has deranged public debate in consequence of Schwarzman and others' Croesus-like interventions in free speech.
The second, which is not new coming from Sir Tony, is that we are living through a technology revolution greater in consequence than previous industrial revolutions.
One child was left with an “ongoing fear of going to the toilet on their own, without an adult present, in consequence of the trauma suffered while detainedâ€, the court heard.
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