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consistently

[kuhn-sis-tuhnt]

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adjective

agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.

constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent.

holding firmly together; cohering.

Archaic. fixed; firm.

Origin:
1565–75; < Latin consistent- (stem of consistēns, present participle of consistere). See consist, -ent

Related forms

con·sist·ent·ly, adverb

qua·si-con·sist·ent, adjective

qua·si-con·sist·ent·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. congruous, consonant, harmonious, conformable.

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Local law enforcement officials do not consistently protect immigrants' civil rights, a study finds.

Johnson's leadership and alleging that he has consistently skipped important meetings.

But over time the national total has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.

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Local law enforcement officials do not consistently protect immigrants' civil rights, a study finds.

Johnson's leadership and alleging that he has consistently skipped important meetings.

But over time the national total has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.

The project applies its ethical framework and scientific protocol principles consistently across the regions.

When playing this simple game, people consistently reject the rational choice.

And there are plenty of male writers whose efforts are consistently pooh-poohed in a similar manner.

Plenty of palms grow where weather is consistently warm, but it's harder to find options for cold climates.

Somehow, each new lineup of blasters consistently manages to cram in even more darts and special.

It is now consistently missing its inflation target.

Nobody likes to work with people who are consistently unprofessional.

But over time the latter has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.

Ask students what some of the physical features consistently used as political boundaries were.

Doing small things consistently over time-if enough people participate-can make a dent, even in a global problem.

The county is consistently chasing after people's property under one excuse after another.

We think plants that consistently put on exemplary performances should receive their own public acknowledgment.

He's consistently one of the clearest writers on the subject.

Health is one area in which the public sector consistently does a better job than the private sector at controlling costs.

The course evaluations consistently rank him lowest in the entire school.

Electricity companies have consistently shunned investment to keep bills down:.

In nature the frogs consistently go through freeze-thaw.

So although these mice were consistently eating poorly, they stayed as trim and fit as mice that were fed a low-fat diet.

Creating consistently spaced holes adds to the time and labor.

Epidemiological studies consistently fail to uncover negative health effects.

They consistently went to court to block efforts by states to put a stop to predatory lending.

Research shows that those types of programs are consistently linked to increased earnings.

In particular, emerging-market currencies are consistently undervalued.

We're consistently a few paces behind the people we're supposed to be policing.

And the subjects consistently said they enjoyed what they thought were expensive wines more.

Continue to irrigate until winter rains keep the soil consistently moist.

So far, only online review sites have consistently covered e-books.

Education is the one factor that researchers agree is consistently linked to longer lives in all countries.

Teaching is much more important and the tenure candidate with consistently bad ratings is in trouble.

Research consistently shows that parents are less satisfied with their lives than the childless.

Keiko has consistently failed to socialize with one pod, however, and still does not forage on his own.

The yo-yoers lived almost as long as the mice given a consistently low-fat diet.

Place flats in partial shade, and keep soil consistently moist until seeds sprout.

Despite months of quivering anticipation for this product, the geek community has consistently voiced one major criticism:.

There are certain artists whose concerts these days seem to be consistently sold out.

They work hard and consistently put students and their educations in the center of all that they do.

Few contemporary novelists are as consistently well served.

But volcano deities are consistently seen as neutral rather than inherently good or bad.

Freud saw how anthropocentric tendencies in humans were consistently clobbered as the frontiers of science moved outward.

Our avocado tree hasn't done well for three years, although the orange tree fruits consistently.

Verio consistently investigates and works with its customers to resolve issues.

Council leaders and those who curry favor consistently win the largest.

So it needs several hours every day consistently and/or immersion to achieve.

Since then, the losses have trended consistently down.

Lipton takes great care to make sure that the same high quality and taste are delivered consistently to its consumers.

The point is that some money managers consistently outperform the market over many years.

Music teaching apps consistently rank high in the app stores.

Peanut butter is a top seller, with cinnamon apple and mint consistently hovering near the bottom.

Imagine if this is a student who has consistently made homophobic remarks, consistently makes prejudiced remarks.

Research has suggested that chief executives consistently overestimate their influence on a company.

Astronomical, meteorological, and oceanographic data were consistently collected.

There's consistently been retribution toward each of our major counterterrorism offenses.

Hildner said that physical measurements on the scales will help scientists consistently identify the intensity of solar events.

If the evening failed as a decisive refutation, it did demonstrate a consistently high level of technique and style.

Your program is consistently ranked in the top three, and you have an extremely high job-placement rate.

Ultimately they will have to earn investors' confidence by performing consistently through this market downturn.

The trail consistently climbs and descends, sometimes significantly.

The approach led to mice with consistently high amounts of human liver.

The open question is whether active protection can be pulled off consistently without hurting nearby civilians.

But respectable opinion has been consistently wrong lately, and the currency issue is no exception.

Unfortunately, only some schools do this consistently.

No one has ever reliably or consistently predicted anything using macro.

And the speed of their purported ascent, through a week of consistently bad weather, seemed equally improbable.

But sleep lab data reveal that people consistently underreport how often and how much.

We are a meritocracy in which excellent performers are consistently singled out for leadership roles.

High total cholesterol levels were less consistently a predictor of heart-disease deaths in the elderly, researchers said.

Stick to your guns and deadlines quietly and consistently and reward them for doing the job.

Larger birds in this group have consistently longer wings and narrower heads.

There are people in the world who have no friends and consistently cannot make them.

The conflicting emotions cause him to make snap judgments that consistently lead to him into danger.

International crimes need to be prosecuted consistently.

The same holds true when you ask students to include a bibliography using a consistently applied style.

Prevent obsessive behavior by establishing rules, limits and boundaries early and consistently.

Research consistently confirms that the flawed permission slips do not improve the patient's understanding or safety.

The offerings comes as wireless providers continue to enjoy hefty stock market valuations and consistently high growth rates.

His creations consistently entranced the critics but also puzzled them.

The administration has consistently treated the students at our campus respectfully and as adults.

But if summers continue to become consistently warmer, it could conceivably increase the frequency of human contact with bats.

But frenemies are consistently imperfect, scoring low on factors such as reliable alliance and self-validation, for example.

QuesTec isn't necessary to identify which umpires are consistently inconsistent.

In one study, girls consistently rated themselves less competent with computers than boys.

It is hard to imagine that a department will easily let go somebody who consistently generates money for the university.

The website consistently aims to inspire children to care about the planet and its inhabitants.

Unfortunately, these faults are often transient, and can be hard to diagnose because they do not appear consistently.

Coburn has consistently opposed bills that enable lawsuits against businesses and his fellow medical doctors.

Meanwhile, the gunfire sputters as consistently as the musical background.

Animals carried pollen from flower to flower more consistently than did wind, so plants with attractive petals were favored.

The time it takes for the percept to flip differs consistently across individuals.

In both works a group of slow-moving dancers consistently provides a visual chorus for a faster-moving pair or trio.

But he doesn't see evidence the fish are consistently breeding here.

And yes, they confirmed women consistently apologized more times than men did.

His theater background may help account for the consistently fine acting in.

He observed a remarkable scene-the bacteria consistently swam toward the north end of the slide.

The second is consistency-acting consistently shows people you can be trusted.

Now europeans want to be the children of black people whom they have consistently harmed and maligned throughout the ages.

The data also imply that moderns were consistently exploiting small terrestrial animals, too.

Biologists have established that this biocomplexity is responsible for the consistently high productivity of the watershed.

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World English Dictionary

consistent (kənˈsɪstənt)

—*adj* (foll by with)
1.	showing consistency; not self-contradictory
2.	in agreement or harmony; accordant
3.	steady; even: consistent growth
4.	maths (of two or more equations) satisfied by at least one common set of values of the variables: x + y = 4 and x -- y = 2 are consistent
5.	logic
	a. (of a set of statements) capable of all being true at the same time or under the same interpretation
	b. Compare complete Also: sound (of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axioms
6.	obsolete stuck together; cohering

con'sistently

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

consistent

1570s, "standing firm," from L. consistentem (nom. consistens), prp. of consistere (see consist). Modern sense of "agreeing" (with with) is first attested 1640s. Older sense survives in consistency.

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