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- noun Plural form of
consequence .
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Counting votes in secret - PHOTO - 'Let there be consequences' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Counting votes in secret - PHOTO - \'Let there be consequences\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: The photo says it all: Vote-counting in Pima County performed in secret, hidden even from official party observers and a member of the Pima County Election Integrity Commission.
Counting votes in secret - PHOTO - 'Let there be consequences' 2009
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"Burdened by what he called 'consequences to sin,' Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced Monday afternoon he would not seek a third term, creating the eighth open Senate seat of the 2012 cycle."
Morning Bits 2011
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The US went to Iraq to "spread freedom and democracy" and one of the consequences is the destruction or displacement of ancient Christian communities.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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The process of getting them to the point where they can anticipate the consequences is a trickier thing THAT TAKES TIME.
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The process of getting them to the point where they can anticipate the consequences is a trickier thing THAT TAKES TIME.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: September 2005 Archives 2005
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The president will lay out what he calls the consequences of failure.
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Instead, they are more often focused on the short term consequences of current events.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dan Solin 2011
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No such 'negotiating agenda' is known to exist and the word 'consequences' is often interpreted as referring to the 700-odd ETA prisoners held in Spanish and French prisons.
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But now and then we had breakthroughs that, I think, changed the relationship between our countries with long-term consequences.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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We did that all over the globe, with terrible long-term consequences for democracy, human rights, and our own standing in the world.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
mollusque commented on the word consequences
What you want are results--what you get are consequences.
--Estellie Smith, 1981, New York Shell Club Notes
December 1, 2007