be consequent
Example Sentences
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Perhaps they were afraid worse things might be consequent on resistance.
From African Camp Fires by Stewart Edward White
The young blacksmith did not eat with much satisfaction; but Mr. Bullock and his friend betrayed no sign of discontent, except such as may be consequent upon an evening's carouse.
From Catherine: a Story by William Makepeace Thackeray
It couldn’t, he reflected uneasily, be consequent on that moonlight walk...
From The Shadow of the Past by F.E. Mills Young
Chronic inflammation may follow acute or be consequent on pelvic cellulitis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
There existed no necessary connexion between these trains, besides the necessity or certainty that some result must be consequent on every train of events growing out of human life and action.
From A Morning's Walk from London to Kew by Richard Phillips
