We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible. From LearnThat.org. [Allan Massieá]
He found himself in straitened circumstances. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A victim of circumstances. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Each person was helped according to his circumstances. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : Do not judge his behavior without considering every circumstance. ,circumstances permitting, we sail on Monday. ,The author dwells on circumstances rather than essentials. ,a family in reduced circumstances. ,His arrival was a fortunate circumstance. ,The speaker expatiated with great circumstance upon his theme. ,pomp and circumstance. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The company was favorably circumstanced by the rise in tariffs. From Dictionary.com.
I gave a source for a study that showed that the “gap”, under certain circumstances, is reversed. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Scientists’ Openness to the Possibility of Genetic Differences in Mental Traits Among Racial and Ethnic Groups] Reference
There are particular cases where the change in circumstances is sufficiently drastic to lead to major price and income adjustments. From Wordnik.com. [Some Reflections on an Incomes Policy] Reference
Giving your way out of the circumstances is also a very interesting concept. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Jephthah was now in circumstances to make his own terms. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Vietnam and the circumstances is from a near photographic recall. From Wordnik.com. [Burgess, Richard G.] Reference
How, under such circumstances, is it possible to write about Ishi?. From Wordnik.com. [Theodora Kroeber] Reference
In federal proceedings, under certain circumstances, it is allowed. From Wordnik.com. [Viewers to a Kill] Reference
Nowadays, I believe, bed-wetting in such circumstances is taken for granted. From Wordnik.com. [Such, Such Were the Joys] Reference
To adopt a child in the most favourable circumstances is the greatest of risks. From Wordnik.com. [Lob Lie-by-the-Fire: or The Luck of Lingborough] Reference
In certain circumstances, we offer electives to students from other institutions. From Wordnik.com. [Educational opportunities in pediatric palliative care] Reference
I came to the conclusion that, under certain circumstances, the prejudices of the. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
"May I inquire into those 'certain circumstances'?" asked the other, still derisively. From Wordnik.com. [John Halifax, Gentleman] Reference
John McCain said simply that invading privacy under these circumstances is "not policy.". From Wordnik.com. [Colbert Flips DADT: Openly Gay Soldiers Perfect For Covert Ops (VIDEO)] Reference
Page 2 others which Mr. Horton owns, in circumstances of the greatest possible simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [Poems by a Slave.] Reference
But a man who can afford to be humourous at all in such circumstances is a terrible fellow. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Body?] Reference
We're on track to double it again if we don't get our long-term circumstances under control. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2009] Reference
Rarely have men been placed in circumstances more responsible and more enviable for power of. From Wordnik.com. [Death of President Lincoln] Reference
We're on track to double it again, if we don't get our long-term circumstances under control. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2009] Reference
"Under certain circumstances, Peggy," observed the general, "any man will hide – and should.". From Wordnik.com. [Twenty-Three and a Half Hours' Leave] Reference
Mr. Meiklewham, the writer, dwelt on the word circumstances, which he read with peculiar emphasis. From Wordnik.com. [Saint Ronan's Well] Reference
When we are in circumstances that allow the usual means of life, it is demanded of us to use them. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
I have borrowed some interesting circumstances from the Liber Pontificalis of Agnellus, in Script. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Lieutenant Colonel Schott was last seen on April 7th and in circumstances where he appeared to be dead. From Wordnik.com. [Schott, Richard S.] Reference
He stated that for married persons, the power of limiting their offspring to their circumstances is most desirable. From Wordnik.com. [Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840] Reference
Diverting billions in federal student loan money to Wall Street under these circumstances is nothing short of obscene. From Wordnik.com. [Richard (RJ) Eskow: Backdoor Bailout, Tea Party Fakeout: The GOP's Secret $90 Billion Gift to Wall Street] Reference
I know I sent an apology letter once before but there are certain circumstances that I seem to be gettring punished on. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Robert Lorith] Reference
The last thing you need in those circumstances is for the government to come in and just be spending all over the place. From Wordnik.com. [Jobless After 50? You May Be Out Of Luck] Reference
How to stay healthy when you can't change your work circumstances is the challenge and commuters need new tools for relief. From Wordnik.com. [Elaine Masters: Commuter Pain Relief - Taking Back Personal Control] Reference
You have to look at the shortterm circumstances, but this is a negotiation that has to do with medium - and longterm views. From Wordnik.com. ['We Have To Get Together'] Reference
Such an arrangement, in my present circumstances, is out of the question, but perhaps it may be managed at some future time. From Wordnik.com. [New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
But even though her views "shouted out so clearly" from that occasion, she was left in circumstances where she was vulnerable. From Wordnik.com. [Child protection staff still failing to do job properly, Ofsted finds] Reference
Padmini, through unfortunate circumstances, is raised and trained by a group of nutes (gender-neutrals and outcasts of society). From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald] Reference
By what is freely written by most authors and freely read by most people is shown our change in circumstances and change in feeling. From Wordnik.com. [Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution] Reference
This affecting performance, produced in circumstances so singular, does no less credit to the genius than to the heart of the author. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Mary Robinson] Reference
Kent, under such terrible and mysterious circumstances, is very seriously ill at the cottage of Mrs. Williams, in whose charge she is. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Molly of Scotland Yard] Reference
Here it should be remembered, that the human mind, under most favorable circumstances, is liable to imbibe a mixture of error with the truth. From Wordnik.com. [The Conflict of Truth] Reference
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