Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with consistency in American Collocation
consistency
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/kənˈsɪstənsi/
to a great degree
great
remarkable
There is a remarkable consistency in the mortality rates for CJD in participating countries.
considered as a whole
overall
Remember that overall consistency in your finished work is required.
relating to how well ideas, arguments, results etc are connected
internal
logical
You may not agree with him, but there is an internal consistency to his views.
when someone makes or keeps something consistent
achieve
ensure
maintain
provide
Reporting on all departments through the annual report will also ensure consistency in the information provided.
have consistency
have
show
In our next twelve games we showed less consistency.
improve consistency
improve
Improving consistency in the allocation of costs and expenditure should enable more meaningful financial comparisons to be made.
how much consistency there is
degree
level
Try to make sure that there is a degree of consistency between the spelling of hyphenated words.
no or not enough consistency
lack
There was a lack of consistency in the tutors’ marking of the tests.