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Discover LudwigThe 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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