All 14 Uses of
consequence
in
The Fountainhead
- He dismissed modern architecture, stating that: "So far, it has represented nothing but the whim of isolated individuals, has borne no relation to any great, spontaneous mass movement, and as such is of no consequence."†
Chpt 1.6 (definition 1)
- The exquisite kindliness of her manner suggested that their relationship was of no possible consequence, that she could not pay him the tribute of hostility.†
Chpt 1.12 (definition 2)
- It leads to consequences which, once started, cannot be controlled.†
Chpt 2.2 (definition 2) *
- "What consequences?" she asked, leaning forward.†
Chpt 2.2 (definition 2)
- The most important consequence of Sermons in Stone was Toohey's contract to write a daily column for Gail Wynand's New York Banner.†
Chpt 2.9 (definition 2)
- It's all about a gallstone that thinks that it's an independent entity, a sort of a rugged individualist of the gall bladder, if you see what I mean, and then the man takes a big dose of castor oil—there's a graphic description of the consequences—I'm not sure it's correct medically, but anyway that's the end of the Gallant Gallstone.†
Chpt 3.1 (definition 2)
- He almost wished Wynand would try to corrupt him, no matter what the consequences.†
Chpt 3.1 (definition 2)
- Thus he reached the age of fifty-one, and a day when nothing of consequence happened to him, yet the evening found him without desire to take a step farther.†
Chpt 3.1 (definition 1) *
- He succumbed to the superstition of beauty and ornament, even though the ornament was of his own devising, and, consequently, inferior to that of established historical forms.
Chpt 3.6 (definition 2)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- Before I name them, I'd like to point out some of the consequences, should you refuse.†
Chpt 4.3 (definition 2)
- But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the secondary consequences.†
Chpt 4.8 (definition 2)
- But this—this amused tolerance seemed to admit that romance was only human, one had to take it, like everybody else, it was a popular weakness of no great consequence—she was gratified as she would have been gratified by the same words from any other man—it was like that red-enamel Mexican on her lapel, a contemptuous concession to people's demand of vanity.†
Chpt 4.10 (definition 1)
- In the person of Howard Roark, we must crush the forces of selfishness and antisocial individualism—the curse of our modern world—here shown to us in ultimate consequences.†
Chpt 4.15 (definition 2)
- It is a secondary consequence.†
Chpt 4.18 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance
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(2) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)