conscious act

collocation in English

meaningsofconsciousandact

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conscious
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.ʃəs/us
/ˈkɑːn.ʃəs/
to notice that a particular thing or person exists or ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofconsciousandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconscious act

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Memory here counts for the psychological patterns and secret constructions by which individual lives are led, either through shadowy impulse orconsciousact.
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His question relates to judgments, an epistemic term that indicates aconsciousactof thinking.
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To the great benefit of the book as a whole he kept the majority of details 'light,' aconsciousactthat lent his narrative its attractive pace.
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Damage requires aconsciousactwhereas deterioration can, and usually does, occur as a result of inaction.
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There is much to be said for making going to the polling station or applying for a postal vote aconsciousact.
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We then move to a position in which no more is required than proof of theconsciousactof the maker.
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That is that an element of retrospection could be triggered other than by the deliberate andconsciousactof the settlor or the trustees.
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Registration for military service is aconsciousactof contract.
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It will be aconsciousactif we make this agreement without any adjustment.
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For example, to any person who drinks something, it is clear that his drinking is aconsciousact.
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It must, therefore, be as aconsciousactto increase the standard of living of the pensioners that we increase pensions now.
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All this would be aconsciousactof planning policy.
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A person who comes to this country as an immigrant takes aconsciousact.
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My firstconsciousactthis morning was to vote in a by-election not far from here.
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The offence is established without proof of anything more than theconsciousactof the maker.
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You have to perform aconsciousactof virtue once every year.
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We cannot know for certain whether anyone in this affair has committed aconsciousactof corruption as a direct result of improper influence.
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But this should be aconsciousact.
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That consular registration was aconsciousact.
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