Both Uses of
consequence
in
Their Finest Hour
- In the Skagerrak, because of the distance, we could give no air support to our surface ships, and consequently, lying as we did close to the enemy's main air power, we were compelled to use only our submarines.
*consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- But as it is, I am happy to inform the House that our fighter strength is stronger at the present time relatively to the Germans, who have suffered terrible losses, than it has ever been; and consequently we believe ourselves possessed of the capacity to continue the war in the air under better conditions than we have ever experienced before.
Definition:
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(consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)