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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cognisance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to awareness, knowledge, or understanding of something, often in a formal or legal context.
Example: "The committee must take into account a cognisance of the potential risks involved in the project."
Alternatives: "an awareness" or "a recognition".
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They're present, too, in Penny Dreadful – a drama about a group of wounded individuals who have a number of things in common – aching loneliness, a cognisance of their own sin, and knowledge of a supernatural world unseen by those they pass on the pavement.
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Based on this spatiotemporal cognisance, a customized cellular automaton (CA) model was built that embeds the trends of changes while predicting future patterns.
I suppose you can't prepare for a life of wedded bliss and even plan a family without taking cognisance of the sort of country you want to live in.
Eduardo Paolozzi, Enzo Apicella, Len Deighton, David Bailey, Terence Conran: these were people who altered Britain's visual culture and opened out a whole generation's cognisance of pleasure.
Recently, there has been increased cognisance of a variety of diseases that have been caused by Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) [ 1].
In May 2003, the United Kingdom and South African governments signed a MoU to "give cognisance to the existing commitment of the United Kingdom to ethical international workforce policies and practices……South African health personnel can spend a mutually agreed period of time on education and practice in organizations providing National Health Services" [ 22].
"Scottish Rugby believes we have acted in good faith in this matter and have also taken cognisance of an IRB ruling last year concerning two players who played for Wales under-20 against France under-20 in 2010 who now play for Connacht and are eligible for Ireland.
A WHO consultative meeting held in Geneva in 2007, which took cognisance of this survey and other studies, recommended that a shortened course was an option for countries, providing that the course was based on core competencies (which at the time of this publication still need to be agreed upon), and complemented with opportunities for skills reinforcement and mentoring [ 19].
The Scotland manager's job has not yet become so hazardous that it must carry a health warning but Craig Levein's successor will naturally take cognisance of recent history.
But there is no doubt that the IRA leadership have taken cognisance of the British government's difficulties in finessing a deal with the unionists.
"Equally, they've got to have cognisance of the fact that we're talking about a huge institution, part of the fabric of the Scottish nation as well as Scottish football, and everybody realises that.
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