Sentence examples for a conscience of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a conscience of" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning.
It could be used in contexts discussing awareness or moral understanding, but it is generally better to use more established phrases.
Example: "He had a conscience of the ethical implications of his actions."
Alternatives: "an awareness of" or "a sense of".

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He still had a conscience, of sorts.

The C.P.C. produces an annual progressive budget as an alternative to the one that actually passes; it tends to operate mainly as a conscience of the left.

While he was a conscience of the administration, he was also its frontman on two ventures that Mr. Giuliani's critics said reflected mayoral overreach.

"We have to act as a conscience of the country," the Vermont Democrat Pat Leahy tells me, and Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, adds in wry practicality that "we can expect a lot of nominees from the mushy middle".

The Washington Times was one of the few conservative media voices to oppose his early kangaroo-court order; when its editor, Wes Pruden, shook his hand at a Christmas reception, Bush surprised those nearby by saying, "You're a conscience of this town".

It involves a "conscience of the eye" to detect them and a linguistic imagination to label places with proper words rooted in language and history.

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"Agnes is a conscience to many of us".

That's a hell of a conscience to have".

"Germany has often acted as a moral conscience of Europe in foreign policy," said Ms. Grabbe.

Tolstoy gives his characters a conscience, just not the conscience of people living fifty years (or two hundred years) later.

eloquently stated, he left "an imprint on the conscience of a nation".

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