considerationcon‧sid‧e‧ra‧tion /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 
proposals put forward for considerationunder consideration There are several amendments under consideration.due/serious/proper etc consideration After due consideration, I have decided to tender my resignation.give something careful/full etc consideration We would have to give serious consideration to banning it altogether.deserve/merit consideration These plans definitely merit further consideration.2take something into consideration to remember to think about something important when you are making a decision or judgment: We will take your recent illness into consideration when marking your exams.GRAMMAR Don’t say: take something in consideration | take something under consideration3[countable] a fact that you think about when you are making a decision: Political rather than economic considerations influenced the location of the new factory.4[uncountable] the quality of thinking about other people’s feelings and being careful not to upset themconsideration for The murdered woman’s name has not been released, out of consideration for her parents. They’ve got no consideration for others. Show some consideration!5[singular, uncountable] formal a payment for something, especially a service: I might be able to help you, for a small consideration. a payment in consideration of (=as payment for) their servicesCOLLOCATIONSverbsgive something consideration· It’s an interesting idea and I’ll give it some consideration.deserve/merit consideration (also be worthy of consideration)· He made a number of proposals that deserve consideration.need/require consideration· Money is usually the first issue that needs consideration.receive consideration· All applications for a university place receive consideration.adjectivescareful consideration· After careful consideration I have decided not to accept your offer.serious consideration· At the time, I didn’t give his suggestion serious consideration.further consideration· The meeting was adjourned to allow time for further consideration.special consideration· Two other major difficulties need special consideration.detailed consideration· Each of these matters requires detailed consideration.due/proper consideration (=the necessary and suitable consideration)· A lot of building took place without due consideration for the effect it would have on the area.full consideration (=the highest amount of consideration)· Our decision must be based on full consideration of the long-term consequences.urgent consideration· I would be grateful if you would give this matter urgent consideration.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Cost should not be your main consideration.
- The Senate will return to its consideration of illegal immigration Monday.
- A new spaciousness had entered into his considerations.
- Here the two are wanting - the right and the consideration.
- It takes into consideration those factors which we deem relevant, and relates their significances.
- Just about anyone who had interesting or important things to say in dance-men and women, black or white-was worthy of consideration.
- Planning need not necessarily start with detailed consideration of the content of a history study unit.
- Preparation time is a vital consideration in planning to use the software as well as in actually using it.
- The Combined Chiefs made no reply, and for Eisenhower, military considerations remained paramount.
Longman Language Activatorto think about something before making a decision
· Give me time to think.· It's a difficult question. Think carefully before you answer.think about · I've been thinking about how to tell Marcia the bad news.· "What are you going to do with your day off?" "I don't know - I haven't really thought about it yet."think hard (=think carefully) · You have to think hard and ask yourself, "Do I want to give up everything to do this?"stop to think · You never even stopped to think how this might be affecting your family!
to think about something carefully before deciding what to do: · Before buying a car you should consider the cost of insuring it.consider doing something: · Have you considered working as a journalist?
to think carefully about an idea, suggestion, or offer before deciding what to do: think something over: · After thinking it over, I've decided to accept the offer.think over something: · Think over what I told you, and give me your answer when you're ready.
to think carefully and thoroughly about all the possible results and effects of something you are doing or plan to do: think through something: · The government is being criticized for not thinking through the consequences of further tax cuts.· It seems to me the whole plan was very badly thought through.think something through: · Before you commit yourself to this contract you should take a couple of hours to think it through.
also have a think British to spend some time thinking carefully about a question or problem in order to decide what to do: · My agent really wanted me to do the movie, but after giving it some thought I decided not to.· I'm still not sure what's the best route to take. I'll have a think about it tonight.
to delay making a decision about a difficult problem until the next day in order to have more time to think about it: · There's no obligation to do anything at all. Sleep on it, and tell me what you think in the morning.
to spend a long time thinking carefully about a plan or idea: mull over something: · If you are mulling over the idea of starting a new business, remember that there are many things that can affect your decision.mull something over: · After almost two decades of mulling it over in his mind, Sayles finally made his Texas movie.
if a plan, request, suggestion etc is under consideration , it is being considered and discussed so that an official decision can be made: · A new pension plan for employees is now under consideration.· One of the amendments under consideration proposes that all European countries reduce pollution levels by 30%.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs Careful consideration has been given to all applications. We want the best for each individual child with due regard for the interests of the other children. Cost is the important thing – any benefits for the user are a secondary consideration. The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion (=being discussed, considered etc). All categories of expenditure are under review. Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· It’s an interesting idea and I’ll give it some consideration.
(also be worthy of consideration)· He made a number of proposals that deserve consideration.
· Money is usually the first issue that needs consideration.
· All applications for a university place receive consideration.
adjectives· After careful consideration I have decided not to accept your offer.
· At the time, I didn’t give his suggestion serious consideration.
· The meeting was adjourned to allow time for further consideration.
· Two other major difficulties need special consideration.
· Each of these matters requires detailed consideration.
(=the necessary and suitable consideration)· A lot of building took place without due consideration for the effect it would have on the area.
(=the highest amount of consideration)· Our decision must be based on full consideration of the long-term consequences.
· I would be grateful if you would give this matter urgent consideration.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Careful consideration has been given to all applications.· Commercial considerations must come second to conservation of the environment.
We want the best for each individual child with due regard for the interests of the other children.· There are a number of practical considerations that must be taken into account when choosing a car.
Cost is the important thing – any benefits for the user are a secondary consideration. The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion (=being discussed, considered etc). All categories of expenditure are under review. Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities.· Clearly, the decision to admit a patient to hospital must be taken only after very careful consideration.· Now, that direct quotation warrants some careful consideration.· After careful consideration of all the evidence and relevant law the Tribunal either upholds or dismisses the appeal.· The establishment of a new political system based on law was a highly complex matter and needed careful consideration, he said.· Business must give careful consideration to the applications deployed or accessed, objectives and costs, and security and privacy.· To read the passage is to be warned against accepting, without careful consideration, anything suspected of being derived from Ephoros.· No one should embark on it without the most careful consideration.
· Equally important was the existence of a ruling class willing to put commercial considerations before personal gain.· I would like to stress that the commercial consideration is only one of many elements and is certainly not the most important.· It is almost always determined by commercial considerations.· In too many instances in the past the interests of beauty have been heavily outweighed by commercial considerations.· Public-service broadcasting is creating programmes totally free of any commercial consideration.· Loans allow local authorities to make a profit and will impose commercial considerations on companies having to repay assistance.· It seems to show a fundamental lack of understanding on the Revenue's part of the commercial considerations involved.· However, it is unlikely that such proprietorial power will be exercised without reference to commercial considerations or marketing considerations.
· Each of these matters requires more detailed consideration.· Planning need not necessarily start with detailed consideration of the content of a history study unit.· The function of the forcing resistance is given more detailed consideration in Chapter 5.· Initial reports have now been received and detailed consideration will now continue.· The positive aspects of this procedure include the full and detailed consideration of the individual needs of each child.· The memorandum was remitted to the officers of both bodies for detailed consideration and report at a subsequent meeting.· However, the great strength lies in the detailed consideration of the nutrition and ecology of the marsupial herbivores.· I have deliberately confined most of the detailed consideration in this study to the north bank of the Tyne.
· The case was given due consideration, but in the end the plea made by his son Sergo was rejected.· After due consideration she decided to go from the sublime to the ridiculous.· I question whether the inspectorate is giving it due consideration.· All bids, from whatever source, will be given due consideration.· However I've been told there is no law of trespass as long as there is due consideration to private property.· They should be taken seriously and be given due consideration.· Cathy Mercer, London Letters may have to be edited due to space considerations.· At the same time due consideration must always be given to the visual effect of the grain markings.
· Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring: The anticipation of maintenance problems is significant in terms of aircraft airworthiness and economic considerations.· There are economic considerations, and they just don't only relate to today.· Because although economic considerations are normally behind the switch, many new converts rapidly discover they prefer the diesel driving experience.· But such economic considerations have had no significant effect on the way government-run launch vehicles are designed and operated.· It highlighted the various economic and political considerations taken into account by bank risk analysts.· He notes, however, that economic considerations are taking a back seat to budget negotiations.· For all of these agents of environmental change, economic and political considerations are primary factors in their operation and future development.· Even there, however, economic considerations may override military dangers.
· But social and environmental considerations are also being considered.· This is an area of rapid development with little or no environmental considerations.· What are the environmental considerations or limitations?· These, as we now know, involve everything from environmental considerations to limits on the working hours of employees.· As to Broughton moor, we shall do all that we can to take environmental considerations into account.· Other measures proposed include action to tackle traffic flows, and greater environmental considerations of spending on new transport infrastructure.· Ethical and environmental considerations are an important part of this innovative programme.
· However, mere financial considerations are far beneath a work of art like this.· The most important financial consideration, it said, is how Kmart will address the looming 1997 bond maturities.· At least one creature, however, has been subjected to persecution unmotivated by financial considerations.· Pay levels Financial considerations are likely to have played an important part in the decision that redundancies are necessary.· Traditional friendships and rivalries played at least as important a part in this process as purely financial considerations.· Apart from the efforts of transnational companies already mentioned, there are other strategic and financial considerations.· It is not only financial considerations, therefore, that guide the decisions for allocating limited training resources.
· The positive aspects of this procedure include the full and detailed consideration of the individual needs of each child.· He was like a tall and forgiving toy that never hurt, but expected full play and consideration.· A full consideration of long-term consequences must guide our decisions in future.· The proposal now goes to the full board for consideration.· It simply ensures that full consideration is given to the case for preservation if any proposal is made which will affect it.· Firstly, the need to take the use of collections into full consideration.· This eminent folklorist, however, has not given a full consideration to the Celtic background.· When and if this occurs, decisions about mentally handicapped babies will be made with a full consideration of the issues involved.
· The patient was treated medically and released without further consideration of potential zoonotic disease.· It is not therefore to be lost sight of in the further consideration of this subject.· A further consideration which has bearing on field relationships is the extent of participation on the part of the researcher.· Two forms of giving for the health and safety of other persons deserve further consideration.· Although the move was defeated and the renationalisation policy endorsed, party members voted to remit the controversial proposal for further consideration.· Dan leads them through a brainstorming session during which they list these on the board for further consideration.· Andrew MacKay will be giving this further consideration.· Two further considerations need to be made in respect of recording data.
· Wage, pension, and housing were important considerations for working men with a skill irrelevant to civilian occupations.· But the important consideration was that life should recover its plenitude, its normal contented turgidity.· Of course, more work is required to obtain smoother results, and this is an important consideration when doing calculations by hand.· Any outstanding debt repayment requirements and / or restrictive covenants on long term debt agreements are additional important. considerations.· There are really only two important considerations as far as the desktop publisher is concerned; is it readable and does it look good.· The most important financial consideration, it said, is how Kmart will address the looming 1997 bond maturities.· Thus, streams, rivers, and particularly springs and wells have been important considerations in settlement siting.· The important consideration was how he ruled.
· The first of the major considerations by the Council Fathers was given to the Liturgy and its music, as well as sacred art.· Money was certainly a major consideration, as were location and academic background.· A recent major study of traffic problems in the Edinburgh area recognised road safety as a major factor for consideration.· Your major consideration must be those three small children.· This bus ticket suggests that security was not a major consideration.· The major consumer consideration is this: None of the technologies works with the other.· Assuming a budget which does not allow for year-round spending, the next major consideration is how to divide it up.· A major consideration in 1983 was to fill the void left by the closure of the old dockyard.
· But there were other considerations, too, of which self-interest was only one.· One knows that governments have other considerations to bear in mind, including the legislative process itself.· These and other structuring considerations are considered in more detail in Section 0609.· Two other considerations relevant to the conduct of fiscal policy also should be mentioned.· The strategic and other planning considerations relate to the volume and timing of development and also more recent matters such as planning gain.· However that other consideration now needs to be taken into account.· Sometimes there can be other considerations such as where the cause of action arose, but these are the main two choices.· Those who put their work or other considerations before their family life often live to regret it.
· However, various political considerations come into play with some Bills rather than their merits.· President Johnson concerned himself not with police brutality or other grievances of the rioters but the political considerations.· It highlighted the various economic and political considerations taken into account by bank risk analysts.· But convenience and political considerations of the moment do not justify a basic departure from the principles of our system of government.· According to this view, Idealism had made the mistake of subordinating political considerations to moral considerations.· Gore stated that his decision was based not upon political considerations but personal issues, particularly the welfare of his family.· The profound neglect of psychological, social and political considerations renders such treatments shallow and incomplete.· For all of these agents of environmental change, economic and political considerations are primary factors in their operation and future development.
· The choice between these two approaches will be governed by practical considerations such as the layout of the building.· The victims of Jinnah were as oblivious as he to the mathematics of minorities and to practical considerations.· That such a prolific goalscorer should choose a club renowned for their attacking play demonstrates the practical considerations which influenced his decision.· There is also a practical consideration.· There are some practical considerations that must be faced in terms of support for visually handicapped pupils who are being educated in resource situations.· Before you embark on the decoration, however, you need to have the practical considerations firmly in mind.· This is probably because of the ethical and practical considerations.· In the present case Mr. Glick was fully entitled to, and did, point to practical considerations to reinforce his argument.
· A case that is considered thoroughly is looked at in the round and all the relevant factors are taken into proper consideration.· To show proper respect and consideration for the families and the dead, funeral directors must dress appropriately.· Our amendments do not get proper consideration on Report or in Committee if there is a timetable motion.· We are talking about a terminus in the heart of a great city and some proper consideration should be given to that.· Tax law should not be introduced without proper consideration of the commercial fundamentals.· Serious difficulties can arise when a contract is varied without proper consideration of the effect of the variation on the expert clause.· We need proper consideration of the very constructive alternative proposals we have put forward.· This tax is being imposed on our constituents without proper parliamentary consideration.
· Any benefits to the library user was a secondary consideration.· In these circumstances, historical accuracy became a strictly secondary consideration.· But the quality and quantity of the skiing to be done in these places is almost a secondary consideration.· Others want the biggest, fastest, meanest system on the block, and money is only a secondary consideration.· For some professionals price would be a secondary consideration.· If you do not earn the money, or enough of it, buying goods or services is a secondary consideration.· A secondary consideration is long term.· In his pragmatic search for a partner to fulfil a role, love and happiness were secondary considerations.
· On the Monday before her wedding-day, Diana gave serious consideration to calling a halt to the whole affair.· Gas-coal is not yet under serious consideration.· Please be on the lookout for talent in your classes and give serious consideration to auditioning yourself.· Dole also should give serious consideration to former Tennessee Gov.· I do hope you will give this opportunity serious consideration.· The concept of interleague play in major league baseball is certainly intriguing, worthy of serious consideration.· It does not mean that money has to rule, but it is a necessary and serious consideration.· But his critique of capitalism is still worth serious consideration.
· For convenience company accounts are examined but similar considerations would apply to other business entities.· Can similar considerations be applied to the reality or the unreality, in their effect, of the objects of conceptual belief?· However, similar problems can arise with regard to kitchen units and fitted bedroom furniture, etc and similar considerations apply.· But very similar considerations arise with children.· Undeterred, supporters of civil rights legislation drew up a similar bill for consideration in 1991.
· However, she will also have to deal with pressures from her own colleagues who are seeking special consideration for personal reasons.· Of course, it was usually the de Ia Torre boys, not the girls, who came in for special consideration.· Being right on the coast, there are special considerations.· Records show that donors were most likely to get special consideration for applicants.· As such, their histories deserve special consideration and raise further questions.· Those individuals fleeing persecution, however, deserve special consideration.· In designing it, special consideration has been given to the needs of the disabled visitor.· However much other factors may have contributed to the character of Impressionist painting, to photography must be accorded some special consideration.
VERB· Gore stated that his decision was based not upon political considerations but personal issues, particularly the welfare of his family.· While journalists pursue newsworthy events, business-oriented management often makes decisions based on business considerations. 3.· Not withstanding Gore's insistence that his decision was based on personal considerations, the decision was widely seen as of great political significance.· But the Fed's timing may not have been based entirely on domestic considerations.· This calls for complete reversal of former security doctrine based on strategic military considerations.· Were such calculations always based on short-term considerations?· Some arguments against Copernicus based on astronomical considerations have been mentioned earlier in this book.· The whole doctrine of res judicata was based on considerations of judicial policy, was of great importance but was not paramount.
· One academic point in Ghosh deserves consideration.· Children who never became penal inmates surely deserve equal consideration.· And what is theoretically important and testable deserves a scientist's consideration, Events then moved quickly.· Those individuals fleeing persecution, however, deserve special consideration.· As such, their histories deserve special consideration and raise further questions.· And immigration is still refusing to see that this man deserves consideration for his sacrifice.· However, the minority views deserve serious consideration.· It is for this reason among others that current literature should deserve your most careful consideration.
· On the Monday before her wedding-day, Diana gave serious consideration to calling a halt to the whole affair.· It is true that they were exclusive, refusing to give any consideration to those outside their walls.· It tells disabled job applicants that they will be given fair consideration based on their ability.· Throw anything you want into our cage and we will give it serious consideration.· I do hope you will give this opportunity serious consideration.· The function of the forcing resistance is given more detailed consideration in Chapter 5.· Thus in preparing for your meeting be sure of the objective and give consideration to the possible scope of the discussion.
· At this stage, we can't really include it for consideration.· Industrial markets are segmented in a roughly similar fashion, but also include consideration of trade groups and end-use. 27.· The case for the validity of a claim to authority must include justificatory considerations sufficient to outweigh such counter-reasons.· Many will include consideration of economy and efficiency.· So the Commission has thought it appropriate to include some consideration of these forms of communication in its Report.· The price paid would include any consideration the employer receives from a third party.· Factors which must be taken into account when evaluating potential financial structures include tax and legal considerations and the credit-worthiness of participants.· These include considerations of the completeness of the system's coverage and the delay in making the data available.
· Assessment of risk involves consideration of the impact and importance of risk on the overall scheme.· Another focus of the research involves consideration of the function used for the output of a processing unit.· That's because large events involve extra considerations you never dreamed of when doing a small conference.· The second area is located around the development of information systems involving considerations such as meaningfulness, accuracy and accessibility of data.· These, as we now know, involve everything from environmental considerations to limits on the working hours of employees.· However, where the transfer is pursuant to a court order or does not otherwise involve consideration.· For classifications involve considerations of reason and policy over and above mere empirical data.· Similarly the scientific accounts of children's language development involve consideration of the nature of bilingualism in psycholinguistic terms.
· Nevertheless, the story merits further consideration, as other evidence can be connected with it.· Notice that many such questions merit consideration when you attempt to operationalize a major political variable.· First, number concepts are fundamental to success in work with number and thus merit consideration.· This, too, was a hard decision because Gary Stevens merited prime consideration.· The make-up of any one particular group merits some consideration.· I think he should merit consideration.· If walking is one of your priorities when choosing a holiday, then this area definitely merits consideration.· Three policies merit consideration: enterprise zones, Freeports and Simplified Planning Zones.
· Only two dimensions of cost seem to have received any systematic consideration early on - body bag numbers, and money.· It shall, however, receive a more attentive consideration.· An earnout may help to continue to motivate the vendors and secure their services even after they have received the initial consideration.· Strangely enough, this question has not received intensive consideration in the literature of any major discipline.· Initial reports have now been received and detailed consideration will now continue.· It receives further consideration in the next chapter.· Their preliminary report on this matter has been received and is under consideration by the Crown prosecution service.· Why do words receive so much consideration in dispositions widely held to be free of form?
· Two further questions require consideration, if not resolution.· The selection of short-term or long-term financing requires the consideration of a very definite risk-return tradeoff.· Each of these matters requires more detailed consideration.· Competent decisions require not only thoughtful consideration and thorough deliberation but also complicated maneuvering through many divergent interests.· The admission of a tenant already showing signs of dementia requires very careful consideration in the individual case.· As the confederation moved toward constitutional government, issues of internal security were found to require careful consideration.· However, the actual and potential role of the state requires consideration in different terms.· Editor, - S Kinmond and colleagues' results require further consideration.
· For others this will be a new situation, but one which needs to be taken into consideration when planning for retirement.· This must be taken into consideration when figuring the number of fishes for your tank.· Good natural daylight and attractive views are less important but should certainly be taken into consideration.· This must be taken into consideration when establishing an aquarium and selecting the planting medium.· Their Lordships took time for consideration. 3 December.· It takes into consideration those factors which we deem relevant, and relates their significances.· A case that is considered thoroughly is looked at in the round and all the relevant factors are taken into proper consideration.· However, church law has taken into consideration the cases of those who claim that their marriages were null from the beginning.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give something thought/attention/consideration etc
- Even when other factors were taken into consideration, shorter men had a higher risk of heart attacks.
- A large part of my life has been spent taking you into consideration.
- Engineers looking at flood defences and modelling catchments, sewer systems and watercourses, have to take many factors into consideration.
- League tables that do not take that correlation into consideration distort reality and are inaccurate.
- Many nations began pursuing measures that took this discrepancy into consideration.
- Mortality does not, however, take lifetime risk into consideration.
- That way you hear other people's views and can prepare argument and reason which take them into consideration.
- They had enough information to take the archeology into consideration.
- We therefore took this data into consideration when calculating the superhelical densities of the different plasmid preparations.
- An informant may, therefore, negotiate with others to convince them that she or he is ill and deserves attention.
- And immigration is still refusing to see that this man deserves consideration for his sacrifice.
- Another clever scheme for massive energy storage deserves consideration.
- On that count, Mr Spivak's original creation deserves attention.
- One academic point in Ghosh deserves consideration.
- The output deserves attention under three heads.
- Two sorts of applications deserve attention.
- His men would carry their standard-issue M16 rifles, although on mature reflection he decided that they should not be loaded.
- A more serious consideration to my mind is the continued quotation of Ingard shares on the Stock Exchange.
- Book publishing is another important aspect of the print media to which private organisations and the government should pay serious attention.
- But little serious thought has been given to this problem.
- Dangerous goods and perishable goods are two examples of operational specializations worth serious consideration.
- It does not mean that money has to rule, but it is a necessary and serious consideration.
- It was high time she got down to serious thought about her doctorate.
- The concept of interleague play in major league baseball is certainly intriguing, worthy of serious consideration.
- The fact is that I had already begun to give serious consideration to the possibility of doing away with Dennis Parsons.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveconsiderable ≠ inconsiderableconsiderate ≠ inconsiderateconsiderednounconsiderationreconsiderationverbconsiderreconsideradverbconsiderablyconsiderately ≠ inconsiderately
1[uncountable] formal careful thought and attention, especially before making an official or important decision: proposals put forward for considerationunder consideration There are several amendments under consideration.due/serious/proper etc consideration After due consideration, I have decided to tender my resignation.give something careful/full etc consideration We would have to give serious consideration to banning it altogether.deserve/merit consideration These plans definitely merit further consideration.2take something into consideration to remember to think about something important when you are making a decision or judgment: We will take your recent illness into consideration when marking your exams.GRAMMAR Don’t say: take something in consideration | take something under consideration3[countable] a fact that you think about when you are making a decision: Political rather than economic considerations influenced the location of the new factory.4[uncountable] the quality of thinking about other people’s feelings and being careful not to upset themconsideration for The murdered woman’s name has not been released, out of consideration for her parents. They’ve got no consideration for others. Show some consideration!5[singular, uncountable] formal a payment for something, especially a service: I might be able to help you, for a small consideration. a payment in consideration of (=as payment for) their servicesCOLLOCATIONSverbsgive something consideration· It’s an interesting idea and I’ll give it some consideration.deserve/merit consideration (also be worthy of consideration)· He made a number of proposals that deserve consideration.need/require consideration· Money is usually the first issue that needs consideration.receive consideration· All applications for a university place receive consideration.adjectivescareful consideration· After careful consideration I have decided not to accept your offer.serious consideration· At the time, I didn’t give his suggestion serious consideration.further consideration· The meeting was adjourned to allow time for further consideration.special consideration· Two other major difficulties need special consideration.detailed consideration· Each of these matters requires detailed consideration.due/proper consideration (=the necessary and suitable consideration)· A lot of building took place without due consideration for the effect it would have on the area.full consideration (=the highest amount of consideration)· Our decision must be based on full consideration of the long-term consequences.urgent consideration· I would be grateful if you would give this matter urgent consideration.