All 4 Uses
consequence
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- You see, in our navy as in yours, duty on a nuclear submarine is a posting of the greatest importance, and consequently those selected for it are among our best educated and trusted men.
Chpt 8.consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- The strategy of the NATO countries was a direct consequence of this technological limitation.†
Chpt 10.consequence = result
- If we continue to assume that only the officers are in on this, well, the crew might figure out what's happening, and there's no predicting the consequences.†
Chpt 12. *
- "I am aware of the consequences," Tupolev snapped.†
Chpt 17.
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In classic literature, consequential may refer to someone with too much feeling of self-importance as when Dickens wrote "Because he's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-up-nosed peacock."
Self-consequence was used in a similar manner, but is more easily understood by modern readers since important is one of the modern senses of consequence.
Another classic sense of consequent that is similar to importance or significance refers to "material wealth or prominence" as when Jane Austen wrote: "They had each had money, but their marriages had made a material difference in their degree of consequence."