They earned a precarious living by taking in one another's washing. From LearnThat.org. [Unknown]
A precarious truce. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A precarious footing on the ladder. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Frist and Martha put themselves in precarious situations at a minimum. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Frist Defenders Dust Off The “He Doesn’t Need the Money†Defense] Reference
People have been building in precarious sites since the beginning of time. From Wordnik.com. [Gabon : Bev Vincent] Reference
The word precarious has become one of the most (un) fashionable words in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
Yet their ability to build huge nests in precarious positions never fails to surprise. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
It cannot see how precarious is its position, cannot comprehend the power and the portent of the revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Revolution] Reference
I am quite sure this is the case in precarious areas of newspaper journalism – like the literary review pages!. From Wordnik.com. [A Passion for Life « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
As the film progresses, a situation that was precarious from the start seems, by the end, to be at its tipping point. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Not likely on a day when the pins at Southern Hills will be tucked in precarious places and birdies will be at a premium. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - With burden of deficit, Woods remains optimistic] Reference
The area which Sir Archibald Nye told us the other day was in precarious balance - an area he seemed to feel we were losing. From Wordnik.com. [A Two Way Iron Curtain] Reference
Despite all these varied activities, when he died on 4 October 1847 he left his large family in precarious financial circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Brinsley Peake Biography] Reference
Coley keeps trying to put him in precarious places ( "I'm just trying to see if the kitty can balance on this stack of blocks, mom!"). From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Pansy Kicks Ass] Reference
Dr. THIEREN: The conditions are (unintelligible) of about a million, a million and a half (unintelligible) population in precarious conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Officials Race To Contain Cholera Outbreak In Haiti] Reference
Cake was poised upon cake and piled in precarious confusion, while the boys had to hug the shore closely to avoid the swifter current of midstream. From Wordnik.com. [Chased By The Trail] Reference
It's what's called a precarious situation, in sociology. From Wordnik.com. [Suing your own abortionist for making you witness the murder of your accidentally delivered child.] Reference
"But how --" Mrs. De Peyster recalled their precarious position. From Wordnik.com. [No. 13 Washington Square] Reference
"And where is he whose affairs are settled, or whose income is less than precarious, that is to be found in attendance on the Court?" said. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
Nevertheless, the position of the government could only be described as precarious; the slightest mischance, and its slender majority might disappear. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the South African Reich - Chapter 8] Reference
But the some 7,000 "precarious" houses covered by the 1992 law were not handed back and this led the proprietors to form PROBEM in. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
There were also two balconies with table and chairs, but it felt kind of precarious to sit perched over the noisy traffic of Buckhead. From Wordnik.com. [Two Helpings of New Southern Splendor] Reference
I believe in the word precarious. From Wordnik.com. [I believe in the word precarious] Reference
He says his business is now in a "precarious" position. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Also 'precarious' for 'precocious;' and this line, stanza 133. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals]
It dawned upon me at last that the "precarious" idea was played out. From Wordnik.com. [Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel] Reference
Everyone in the film is living in a different kind of precarious situation. From Wordnik.com. [New York Press] Reference
It said the treatment was "precarious" and that under German law such "precarious". From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Clinton: Koreas security situation 'precarious' photo: AP/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Taiwan urges China not to block trade agreements] Reference
NP: You touch upon the question of abortion in your discussion of how we value 'precarious' or. From Wordnik.com. [infinite thØught] Reference
We have, in our house, what can only truthfully be described as a 'precarious' electrical supply. From Wordnik.com. [Yellow Swordfish] Reference
Perhaps "precarious" is a better term, as the budget balanced only if certain assumptions were allowed. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll] Reference
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan "precarious" and "urgent.". From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Afghanistan: Can Obama Sell America on This War?] Reference
It was a lot of fun, although I was eventually warned off dancing on the "precarious" floor, a little while after. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Even so, "the skies are far from clear," with too many unemployed workers and a "precarious" housing situation, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Bloomberg] Reference
It made the whole thing feel kind of precarious, which injected some very tangible tension into an evening of tragic ballads. From Wordnik.com. [NOW Magazine] Reference
Nambiar described the ship's position as "precarious", adding: "It's difficult to get on board to locate the point of leakage.". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
“And where is he whose affairs are settled, or whose income is less than precarious, that is to be found in attendance on the. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
Virginia Young from The Wilderness Society said the REDD scheme was "precarious" with just four days of Copenhagen negotiations left. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing company. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] Reference
precarious - as in "precarious" generalizations - is the word that immediately comes to mind when discussions concerning eschatology arise. From Wordnik.com. [Lo-Fi Tribe] Reference
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