Meaning of presence of mind in English
(Definition of presence of mind from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of presence of mind
presence of mind
He had the presence of mind or the good sense to leave the water there, and lo and behold!
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He would have lost a hand but for his own presence of mind.
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It was thwarted by the vigilance of the guards, and their courage and presence of mind prevented a serious loss of life.
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Not every female has the presence of mind or coolness in a crisis to deal with these situations and something definitely needs to be done.
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He showed courage, presence of mind, and leadership of a high order.
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Many more would have died but for the presence of mind of the station staff, police, fire fighters ambulance staff, doctors and nurses.
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The headmaster, with great presence of mind, told her gravely that she was clearly earning more than he was.
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The 1998 budget has been undertaken with great presence of mind.
He said that he would describe subsidiarity as a "presence of mind"on the basis that it"cannot be defined".
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Fortunately, the bus driver had the presence of mind to get his passengers off the bus and no one was injured.
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I should like to congratulate them on the coolness and courage they showed and their presence of mind all through these operations.
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It will take several years of training and the development of their own judgment and presence of mind before they can.
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He said that the bus driver had the presence of mind to get the people off the bus.
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What is better than the presence of mind in a railway accident.
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They would not have the presence of mind to follow the example of my constituent, who tells me that he recorded the account of the conversation in police officer's fashion.
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présence d’esprit…
soğukkanlılık…
tegenwoordigheid van geest…
duchapřítomnost…
åndsnærværelse…
ketenangan…
การตั้งสติได้…
sự nhanh trí…
przytomność umysłu…
sinnesnärvaro…
sifat sso yg tenang…
die Geistesgegenwart…
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