in consequence

Example Sentences

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Community Financial Services Association of America, No. 22-448, is whether the way Congress chose to fund the agency violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, which says that “no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.”

From New York Times

According to a 1760 publication called "The natural and civil history of the French dominions in North and South America," in respect to the beaver's tail, "he is a perfect fish, and has been judicially declared such by the College of Physicians at Paris, and the faculty of divinity have, in consequence of this declaration, pronounced it lawful to be eaten on days of fasting."

From Salon

In consequence, rural India has only 3.2 beds in government hospitals per 10,000 people, whereas urban India has 11.9 beds per 10,000 people.

From Scientific American

It said seven Aeroflot flights had been cancelled in consequence.

From Reuters

The ripple effects of healthcare workers' deaths extend beyond these tens of thousands of graves, and will be generational in consequence for the lucky survivors.

From Salon