All 7 Uses of
consequence
in
Catch-22
- On Major Major himself the consequences were only slightly less severe.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1) *
- Seeing everyone in the squadron he didn't like afraid once again throughout the appalling, interminable Great Big Siege of Bologna reminded Captain Black nostalgically of the good old days of his Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade when he had been a man of real consequence, and when even big shots like Milo Minderbinder, Doc Daneeka and Piltchard and Wren had trembled at his approach and groveled at his feet.
Chpt 11 (definition 2)consequence = importance
- To prove to newcomers that he really had been a man of consequence once, he still had the letter of commendation he had received from Colonel Cathcart.
Chpt 11 (definition 2) *consequence = importance or significance
- Who can explain malaria as a consequence of fornication?
Chpt 17 (definition 1)consequence = result
- He was a valorous opportunist who pounced hoggishly upon every opportunity Colonel Korn discovered for him and trembled in damp despair immediately afterward at the possible consequences he might suffer.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- In all matters of consequence, General P. P. Peckem was, as he always remarked when he was about to criticize the work of some close associate publicly, a realist.
Chpt 29 (definition 2)consequence = importance
- Consequently, it followed logically that telling lies and defecting from duty could not be sins.
Chpt 34 (definition 1)consequently = resultantly (as a result)
Definitions:
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(1) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
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(2) (consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance