Circumstance
noun
A fact or condition connected to an event or action.
We will discuss your case in more detail once we get to know the circumstances.
Often appears as...
- under certain circumstances
- due to circumstances
noun
The conditions of one's life especially in terms of money.
His family was not well-off; they lived in difficult circumstances.
Often appears as...
- economic circumstances
- financial circumstances
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Disapproving
noun
An event or situation that is necessary for something else to happen.
The report's release is expected today, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Often appears as...
- unforeseen circumstances
- extenuating circumstances
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Formal
noun
A fact or condition connected to an event or action.
We will discuss your case in more detail once we get to know the circumstances.
Often appears as...
- under certain circumstances
- due to circumstances
noun
The conditions of one's life especially in terms of money.
His family was not well-off; they lived in difficult circumstances.
Often appears as...
- economic circumstances
- financial circumstances
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An event or situation that is necessary for something else to happen.
The report's release is expected today, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Often appears as...
- unforeseen circumstances
- extenuating circumstances
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Event Connection
Refers to the influencing factors or conditions related to an event, not just any detail.
The judges considered the circumstances leading to the athlete's disqualification.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
Used to describe details that impact understanding or outcomes of situations.
Given the circumstances of the case, the verdict was fair.
Pro Tip 3/3Variable Influence
Indicates that situations can change depending on various circumstances.
She might join the trip, depending on her work circumstances.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Connection
Refers to the influencing factors or conditions related to an event, not just any detail.
The judges considered the circumstances leading to the athlete's disqualification.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
Used to describe details that impact understanding or outcomes of situations.
Given the circumstances of the case, the verdict was fair.
Pro Tip 3/3Variable Influence
Indicates that situations can change depending on various circumstances.
She might join the trip, depending on her work circumstances.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Connection
Refers to the influencing factors or conditions related to an event, not just any detail.
The judges considered the circumstances leading to the athlete's disqualification.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Specific
Used to describe details that impact understanding or outcomes of situations.
Given the circumstances of the case, the verdict was fair.
Pro Tip 3/3Variable Influence
Indicates that situations can change depending on various circumstances.
She might join the trip, depending on her work circumstances.
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But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor, and it provides support to the urethra and bladder neck. It's lucky we have these pelvic floor muscles
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they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves. And you might imagine education would be the way that happens, but too often, it's not. Every education system in the world is being reformed at the moment
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in this circumstance anyway it was the females doing all the hard work when you see the footage you can see everything because it's filmed with the infrared cameras but actually for us it's pitch black you're sat in a vehicle you may have been having your sleep or rest time or you're
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What happens when you...
The most feasible and accurate way to assess core body temperature is with a rectal thermometer as other common temperature-taking methods are not accurate in these circumstances. As far as treatment goes, the most important thing to remember is cool first, transport second.
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A brief history of...
how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only an inevitable part of life but an essential one.
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Storytelling can be...
speak in those circumstances so they said hundreds of hours hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to establish this girl's identity trying to figure out who she was where she was from so that they could help her so that they could reunite her with her family
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The language of lying —...
blood-pressure and breathing monitors, voice-stress analyzers, eye trackers, infrared brain scanners, and even the 400-pound electroencephalogram. But although such tools have worked under certain circumstances, most can be fooled with enough preparation,
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or leaving drought-stricken areas in search of better circumstances. There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly,
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800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
and some playful wrestling I even get an occasional grizzly kiss all things that you would never think about doing under ordinary circumstances in fact the trust and respect that allows us to be this
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The philosophy of...
justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong; and courage, not just in extraordinary circumstances, but facing daily challenges with clarity and integrity.
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Is it bad to hold your...
But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor, and it provides support to the urethra and bladder neck. It's lucky we have these pelvic floor muscles
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves. And you might imagine education would be the way that happens, but too often, it's not. Every education system in the world is being reformed at the moment
Video examples
Filming Lions Hunting...
in this circumstance anyway it was the females doing all the hard work when you see the footage you can see everything because it's filmed with the infrared cameras but actually for us it's pitch black you're sat in a vehicle you may have been having your sleep or rest time or you're
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What happens when you...
The most feasible and accurate way to assess core body temperature is with a rectal thermometer as other common temperature-taking methods are not accurate in these circumstances. As far as treatment goes, the most important thing to remember is cool first, transport second.
Video examples
A brief history of...
how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only an inevitable part of life but an essential one.
Video examples
Storytelling can be...
speak in those circumstances so they said hundreds of hours hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to establish this girl's identity trying to figure out who she was where she was from so that they could help her so that they could reunite her with her family
Video examples
The language of lying —...
blood-pressure and breathing monitors, voice-stress analyzers, eye trackers, infrared brain scanners, and even the 400-pound electroencephalogram. But although such tools have worked under certain circumstances, most can be fooled with enough preparation,
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
or leaving drought-stricken areas in search of better circumstances. There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly,
Video examples
800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
and some playful wrestling I even get an occasional grizzly kiss all things that you would never think about doing under ordinary circumstances in fact the trust and respect that allows us to be this
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The philosophy of...
justice, treating others with fairness even when they have done wrong; and courage, not just in extraordinary circumstances, but facing daily challenges with clarity and integrity.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
Well, first of all, you read the script a million times. Because what the script gives you are given circumstances. Given circumstances are all the facts of your character.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
If you're talking to a man who wouldn't fight with you under any circumstances whatsoever, then you're talking to someone for whom you have absolutely no respect.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Real life is the life that's in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you're in relationship with.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
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Booker T. Washington
American Educator
Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
Well, first of all, you read the script a million times. Because what the script gives you are given circumstances. Given circumstances are all the facts of your character.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
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Jordan Peterson
Canadian Psychologist
If you're talking to a man who wouldn't fight with you under any circumstances whatsoever, then you're talking to someone for whom you have absolutely no respect.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Real life is the life that's in you, not your circumstances, like where you live or what job you have or who you're in relationship with.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
Quote examples
Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
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Booker T. Washington
American Educator
Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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