coherent sense

collocation in English

meaningsofcoherentandsense

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coherent
adjective
uk
/kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/
us
/koʊˈhɪr.ənt/
If an argument, set of ideas, or a plan is coherent, it is clear and carefully considered, and each part of it connects or follows in a natural or ...
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sense
noun
uk
/sens/
us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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(Definition ofcoherentandsensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcoherent sense

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In order to create a clear andcoherentsenseof policy orientation, they often intervened to ensure the smooth working relationship between state economic institutions.
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The problem here is that the arbitrary juxtaposition of the sounds prevents anycoherentsenseof a real or imagined environment from occurring.
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Thus, the emergence of acoherentsenseof self requires the successful navigation of these earlier developmental stages.
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Greenwald suggested that the maintenance of acoherentsenseof self, even a negative self, may outweigh the potential advantages of change.
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Feinberg could deny on conceptual grounds that there iscoherentsenseto be made of self-wronging, as opposed to mere self-harming.
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All these regions have a common theme: they have no natural centre, no natural focus and nocoherentsenseof identity.
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I cannot offer an explanation that would makecoherentsenseto his residents.
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The circular allowed for a detailed exposition of the arguments involved in each of the difficult areas and it therefore madecoherentsense.
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If we are to have any policy that makescoherentsensefor landholdings and tenancies and for all things related to that, there must be some form of monitoring.
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In some sense, these figures may be taken as representatives of the reader, who is left to makecoherentsenseout of the novel's fragments.
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