be consequent
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Receive, coldly and dispassionately, every attention, till you have ascertained and duly considered the worth of the aspirant; and let your affections be consequent upon approbation alone.
From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Chronic inflammation may follow acute or be consequent on pelvic cellulitis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
This may be temporary, and due to the terrible shock of the wound; but it also may be consequent upon injury to the nerves in connection with the spine.
From Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills by William H. C. Groome
It may also appear to some that there would be consequent upon this system of regulating criminals a very undesirable increase of our present rather extensive system for the care of criminals.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
The young blacksmith did not eat with much satisfaction; but Mr. Bullock and his friend betrayed no sign of discontent, except such as may be consequent upon an evening's carouse.
From Catherine: a Story by William Makepeace Thackeray
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