That is, we had a clear conception of what it would mean to win: to have achieved our goal.
In order to construct a theory, it is not enough to have a clear conception of the goal.
Chandon could form no clear conception of what was happening.
There must be a clear conception of why and for what we are fighting.
He described the Starr house as confused, without a clear conception.
People toss it out without any clear conception of what it means.
It is no accident that many movies now are based on comic books, which tend to have a clear conception of good and right.
You have a clear conception of the people of God.
And most potential Tory supporters would have no clear conception of what they were voting for in a general election.
This would, among other things, make it difficult for the proletarians to form a clear conception of who was their principal enemy.