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consistent
con‧sis‧tent S3 W3 AC /kənˈsɪstənt/ adjective [date : 1500-1600; Language : Latin; Origin : present participle of consistere; ⇨ consist] 1. always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval OPP inconsistent: ▪ She’s the team’s most consistent player. consistent in ▪ We need to be consistent in our approach.
2. continuing to happen or develop in the same way: ▪ a consistent improvement in the country’s economy
3. a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts OPP inconsistent: ▪ The evidence is not consistent.
4. be consistent with something if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it: ▪ Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building. ▪ The results are consistent with earlier research.
—consistently adverb: ▪ consistently high performance
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB also ▪ They were also consistent throughout his life. ▪ The address on the insurance policy was also consistent with the premises being Capricorn's established business premises. ▪ Our data are also consistent with observations in man that mucosal proliferation is increased in patients with large adenomas or cancer. ▪ It is also consistent with the type of situation which was almost never recalled - going straight ahead past a minor road. as ▪ Place them in similar positions in your new home so that the growing conditions remain as consistent as possible. ▪ The former University of Miami star has been as consistent as ever. ▪ They just aren't as consistent as they should be. ▪ That is already about half a percentage point lower than the rate many analysts and policy-makers regard as consistent with stable inflation. ▪ Nick has become as consistent as any batter in the Championship. entirely ▪ Such a suggestion is, of course, entirely consistent with the ideas about the function of grammar as outlined in this chapter. ▪ To the extent that this is true, it is entirely consistent with the history of child psychiatry in this country. ▪ This picture is therefore entirely consistent with the material being an over-heated frit which has been discarded. ▪ Through all this confusion, few individuals remained entirely consistent. ▪ Bourdieu is not entirely consistent in his assessment of just what this autonomy is from. fairly ▪ Three quick examples give what is a fairly consistent flavour. ▪ URLs follow a fairly consistent pattern. ▪ Such a conclusion is fairly consistent with findings in more conventional community studies. ▪ When asked directly what were their visions of Howdendyke's future, interviewees made fairly consistent replies. ▪ There has been a fairly consistent finding in such studies that this does tend to be the case. more ▪ This is because the end is more consistent than the means. ▪ Fortunately for the Cowboys, Irvin has been more consistent on the field than off. ▪ Delegates also called for increased formal training to help achieve higher and more consistent standards. ▪ They may also insist that the other spouse change their behaviour so that it would be more consistent with their own. ▪ With greater productivity will come a more consistent product, improved site safety and reduced emissions. ▪ The text provides an interesting mix of wilderness appreciation and tips on how to attain more consistent results. ▪ According to the official blurb, it means more consistent and comfortable shifting with improved performance and fuel economy. ▪ On histological review, it was felt that these two tumours were more consistent with hepatocellular carcinoma than cholangiocarcinoma. most ▪ Among these hypokalaemia is the most consistent and important finding, and its magnitude correlates well with the concurrent serum theophylline concentration. ▪ In the past, Strug has not been the most consistent performer. ▪ This shape matrix was then compared to a stored dictionary of words to find the word most consistent with the shape information. ▪ His most consistent phrase was that he wants to accomplish in Washington what the governors have done in their states. ▪ The most consistent feature of the Commonwealth idea, at all stages of its development, was the principle of consent. ▪ His death was a promise broken, the loss of the most consistent witness to her life as an artist. ▪ The Labour Party gains its most consistent successes in London and the other major cities. ▪ Roy is the Ducks' high scorer this season and probably the most consistent player on the team. remarkably ▪ Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent. ▪ They produced a remarkably consistent sound for the revolving-door group. ▪ Despite differences in dosage and length of treatment, the results are remarkably consistent. ▪ More than a decade of performance and change has demonstrated a remarkably consistent, if counterintuitive, phenomenon. ▪ In this study there was a remarkably consistent proximal small intestinal enteropathy of mild to moderate severity. ▪ Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were remarkably consistent for both Maori and non-Maori populations within New Zealand. ▪ Discussion of Judgment Results Subjects appeared to make judgments which were remarkably consistent with those given when actually driving. very ▪ The hens also appeared to be very consistent in their decisions, with individual birds choosing the same nest day after day. ▪ When Miles and Evan were little, John and I were very consistent in putting them down for an hour-long afternoon nap. ▪ But in social time and social space we make just such distinctions and we do so in a very consistent way. ▪ However the quantities derived from these parameters, which relate to biologically meaningful quantities, are very consistent. ▪ He only won once as a novice but was very consistent. ▪ Such mechanisation produces very consistent results throughout the year, but the cheeses often lack the authentic flavour of handmade varieties. ▪ Also the counts for card subjects of known area are very consistent. NOUN basis ▪ We have not shown the ability to sell 15, 000-seat shows on a consistent basis. ▪ The key is to be able to do it on a consistent basis. pattern ▪ The community that showed the most stable and consistent patterns of gender-differentiation was the East Belfast Ballymacarrett community. ▪ Looking at the results for length of the pendulum string, one observes a consistent pattern. ▪ Within each type of disability there is a consistent pattern of the prevalence rate increasing with age. ▪ Does it give your body rhythm a consistent pattern? ▪ Despite this, some consistent patterns have been established. ▪ URLs follow a fairly consistent pattern. ▪ Fairly consistent patterns are evident in the location of the volcanic activity with respect to the fringing trench. ▪ But such a consistent pattern of behaviour suggests a cause beyond the range of personal explanations offered by the women themselves. result ▪ What you should look for is evidence of good, consistent results over a period of 10 to 20 years. ▪ The text provides an interesting mix of wilderness appreciation and tips on how to attain more consistent results. ▪ Objective probability applies to those events which have been tested previously and found to come up with consistent results. ▪ It is always the case that averaging over tens of trials is necessary to give consistent results, particularly with endogenous ERPs. ▪ Artificial expertise produces more consistent results than does human expertise. ▪ Such mechanisation produces very consistent results throughout the year, but the cheeses often lack the authentic flavour of handmade varieties. ▪ The W algorithm was designed to be more breadth-first, and more consistent results were expected regardless of the input conditions. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Judges must be firm, fair and consistent in their application of the law. ▪ She is one of the most consistent players on the tennis circuit. ▪ Teaching by example has been a consistent theme in his work. ▪ To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy. ▪ Until the second quarter of this year, the company had been showing consistent growth. ▪ We've seen a consistent improvement in the team's performance. ▪ We need a quarterback who is consistent game after game. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A company that manufactures photocopiers obviously holds to a descriptive core belief consistent with this empirical reality. ▪ At home he shows consistent management problems. ▪ Even here, there was consistent fear of anything that threatened to shake up the status quo. ▪ How do you find a reasonable and consistent thread of explanation through this? ▪ Not all political analysts are consistent in how they employ these concepts. ▪ One of the first kennels to establish itself as a consistent winner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel. ▪ Why would they suddenly become a consistent team now, when the opponents start getting tougher? ▪ Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.
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