noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But he had some presence of mind .
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Fortunately we had the presence of mind to turn the radio on to another station before opening the door.
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I had enough presence of mind left to feel sorry for him and was ready to intercede on his behalf.
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Indeed, she had scarcely enough presence of mind to return Sybil's bright smile and bid farewell to the genial innkeepers.
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Koju had had the presence of mind to bribe a local policeman into accompanying us.
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Now that Walter had the strength and presence of mind to be leading differently, the board somehow responded differently too.
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Somehow I managed to have the presence of mind to photograph her going into the house.
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With his usual presence of mind he nipped back and picked up Sheldukher's hard copy map of the planet.