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Example sentences for "consistent"

Lexicographically close words:
consist; consiste; consisted; consistence; consistency; consistently; consisteth; consisting; consistorial; consistories
  1. There is another question to which an answer must be found, consistent with the principles which have been laid down.

  2. The ideal of individual freedom is not the ideal of Socialism, just as that invocation of governmental aid to which the Socialist resorts is not consistent with the theory of laisser-faire.

  3. She was one of the most consistent of moral epicures.

  4. It was consistent with Haakon's conciliatory disposition that he did not molest or depose his nephews, Gudroed Bjoernsson and Tryggve Olafsson, but confirmed them as kings in Viken.

  5. Here is a case where one's own idea of one's self is seventy-five per cent below par; and a gentle and consistent encouragement in raising that idea is most necessary before par is reached.

  6. Give the child everything that is consistent with its best growth, but neither force the growth nor limit it; and stand far enough off to see the individuality, to enjoy it and profit by it.

  7. I leave my readers to consider whether this punishment of an error of the understanding was consistent or not with the doctrine of the Gospel?

  8. He aimed at the things which the great majority of Englishmen, whether Royalist or Puritan, knew to be consistent with the true interests of England, and could approve.

  9. It was consistent with all the ideas and practice of the Middle Ages that this power to injure should have been held to imply a right to assert superiority, and compel the recognition of it.

  10. Whatever the explanation may be, it can hardly be consistent with the efficiency of the allied fleet or the capacity of its commander.

  11. It is too consistent not only with the character of the man, but of that of the type to which he belonged, to be wholly false.

  12. The movements of Michael de Ruyter were consistent with the supposition that he was manoeuvring to join the French.

  13. It was in reality consistent enough with the duke's first unwillingness to take the post, that, once in it, he had not the smallest hesitation in contradicting the advice and overruling the decisions of his veteran predecessor.

  14. The rest of the fleet continued loyal, or at least consistent in disloyalty, and the stores began to run out.

  15. It is too consistent with everything else we know.

  16. In very truth their authors are fit for nothing else than to be recruiting officers for undisguised infidelity; and this has been the consistent termination with very many of their converts.

  17. They are consistent, so far as the present argument goes; as consistent as the orthodox themselves.

  18. Let us see," said Harrington, "whether there is any consistent stopping-place between.

  19. But as to you, what consistent position can you take, so long as you affirm and deny so capriciously?

  20. Having no-one and yet as any mortal needing to cling to a consistent source to foster the illusion of permanence and worth within himself, how could the dark suffocating nets of loneliness not envelop him?

  21. He could not believe anything that was linked to such an amorphous word as love, which only had one consistent thread within it and that was what all love was, a neediness within projected onto that which was without.

  22. It is quite consistent to assert that happiness is the ultimate aim of action, and at the same time to deny that it can be reached by making it the immediate aim.

  23. It is a strange assertion, sometimes made, that the consistent Determinist must be a mere spectator of his own and others' lives.

  24. The fact probably is that the mind "flickers," taking into consideration various consistent and mutually dependent ends, some of which may be primarily egoistic, some altruistic.

  25. A re-reaction against this bald Utilitarianism has set in; but some of the forms which it takes on can no more be indorsed by the consistent evolutionist than can the system from which it is a revolt.

  26. Multitudes among them freely acknowledge and lament the evils of slavery, and earnestly desire their removal, in some way consistent with the welfare of the slave himself, and with the safety of the whites.

  27. Now if these people doubted the words of that eminent apostle, how much more should we search the Scriptures in the present day, and see if the doctrine taught us be consistent with the Scriptures or not!

  28. American brethren as concur in the opinions of that communication, will adopt every means consistent with Christian principles, to diffuse their sentiments, and thus secure the immediate and entire extinction of their slave system.

  29. After reading different passages of Scripture, and reasoning for some time on this subject with these people, they replied that it appeared consistent with truth, that men should read the Scriptures.

  30. It is not believed by many of the sincere friends of the slaves, that their immediate emancipation would be conducive to their own real welfare, or consistent with the safety of the whites.

  31. You understand of a sudden, gospel too Has a claim here, may possibly pronounce Consistent with my priesthood, worthy Christ, That I endeavored to save Pompilia?

  32. Burke was an artist in sentiments, and cannot be regarded as a statesman of settled and profound convictions; his voice regarding America had not been consistent or wise; but ever and anon he threw forth some worthy and noble thought.

  33. If every separate poem is consistent with itself, it would be hard to require any further uniformity.

  34. Anastasio replied, that nothing could be more agreeable to him; but that he desired no favour from her, but what was consistent with her honour.

  35. A poet is no more obliged to be consistent in his mythological creed, than constant in his devotion to one beauty, and may shift from the Grecian to the Gothic creed, or from the worship of Venus to that of Bellona.

  36. Though never surrendering a position in the trying negotiations with the Kaiser's Government, the Ambassador did not cease, up to the hour when he asked for his passports, to labor for such peace as would be consistent with British interests.

  37. It would not be consistent with our obligations as an ally.

  38. That "Austria had to admit that it would not be consistent either with the dignity or the self-preservation of the Monarchy to look on longer at the operations on the other side of the border without taking action.

  39. Dru wanted America to contend for its share of the world's trade, and to enable it to accomplish this, he favored giving business the widest latitude consistent with protection of the people.

  40. If, after further consideration, you think me worthy of the honor, I shall feel under lasting obligations to you which I shall endeavor to repay in every way consistent with honor and with a sacred regard for my oath of office.

  41. And, again, not only may the symptoms belonging to blood-dissolution be consistent with a certain prolongation of life, but also with decidedly inflammatory tissue-changes.

  42. The stools may be consistent and dark or thin and bilious, or occasionally, when gastric or intestinal hemorrhage has occurred, they contain black coffee-ground matter.

  43. The theory which Cullen adopted is quite as explanatory and consistent as any which has been promulgated since his time.

  44. The blood can scarcely be made to flow in a full stream, but often trickles down the hair and skin by reason of its thick, consistent character.

  45. Be consistent in the avowal of principles.

  46. But this was not done systematically; and no subject more demands a comparison of authorities, which will not always be found consistent or intelligible.

  47. It is easy, however, to be mistaken as to these theological subtleties, which those who write of them with most confidence do not really discriminate by any consistent or intelligible language.

  48. The metre is rhymed trochaic; but that is consistent with antiquity.

  49. Bouterwek depreciates it in rather more sweeping a manner than seems consistent with the admissions he afterwards makes.

  50. Language itself will not bear with the conception, unless it be consistent to speak of a time when time was not, of a time when time will be no more.

  51. Everywhere, as a rule, this range is consistent with the hypothesis of an origin central to the range, inconsistent with that of an origin distant from it.

  52. I shall arrange to have the trial at as early a date as is consistent with my duty to the commonwealth!

  53. I observed all the characteristic symptoms of morphine narcosis prior to her death, and the nature of the death itself was consistent with my theory.

  54. Thus, by admitting all of the damaging parts of your evidence, and then explaining them so that they become consistent with the hypothesis of innocence, we would feel safe.

  55. It is a masterpiece of consistent theory and will bear reading any time and any place.

  56. And I shall soon send to the Congress a measure to govern the financing and operation of an International Communications Satellite system, in a manner consistent with the public interest and our foreign policy.

  57. Our tax policies must spur modernization of our plants--our wage and price gains must be consistent with productivity to hold the line on prices--our export credit and promotion campaigns for American industries must continue to expand.

  58. For 17 years this movement has had our consistent support, both political and economic.


  59. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "consistent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    affirmative; agreeable; agreeing; alike; authoritative; automatic; balanced; binding; clear; coexistent; cogent; coherent; coincident; coinciding; commensurate; compatible; concordant; congenial; congruent; congruous; connected; consecutive; consistent; consonant; constant; continuous; cooperative; correspondent; corresponding; crisp; crystalline; defined; definite; devoted; direct; distinct; equable; equal; equivalent; even; explicit; express; faithful; firm; flat; good; harmonious; homogeneous; immutable; invariable; joined; just; lawful; legal; legitimate; level; limpid; logical; loyal; lucid; luminous; measured; mechanical; methodical; monolithic; natural; ordered; orderly; organic; pellucid; persistent; perspicuous; plain; positive; proportional; proportionate; reconcilable; regular; same; seemly; sequential; serial; simple; smooth; solid; sound; stable; staunch; steadfast; steady; straightforward; substantial; sufficient; symbiotic; sympathetic; synchronized; synchronous; systematic; tight; translucent; transparent; true; unambiguous; unanimous; unbroken; unchangeable; unchanging; undeviating; undifferentiated; unequivocal; unfailing; uniform; uninterrupted; univocal; unmistakable; unruffled; unvarying; valid; weighty