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[ noun ] a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)The degree of circumstance , the ratio of memory to forgetfulness , determines whether a dream will be a recognized , fulfilled prevision , or the vaguely , effective source of the weird deja_vu feeling . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)We get some clue from a_few remembrances of childhood and from the circumstance that we are probably not much more afraid of people now than man ever was . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)This help is offered to applicants who ordinarily would not undertake the exploration under present conditions or circumstances at their sole expense and who are unable to obtain funds from commercial sources on reasonable terms . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)A solid immunity is the one effective circumstance whereby attack by a specific agent can be neutralized . (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Second , what is its concentration in normal circumstances and in what circumstances will this concentration depart from the normal level and in which direction ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Synonyms Examples "the historical context" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)If the circumstances are faced frankly it is not reasonable to expect this to be true . Related terms |
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[ noun ] information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
Synonyms Examples "another consideration is the time it would take" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)This circumstance in the patient 's case plus the fact that his tactual capacity remained basically in sound working order constitutes its exceptional value for the problem at_hand since the evidence presented by the authors is overwhelming that , when the patient closed his eyes , he had absolutely no spatial ( that_is , third-dimensional ) awareness whatsoever . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)The editor of the Newport_Advertiser could discover no evidence of extenuating circumstances in the Brown trial which would warrant making an exception to the infliction of capital_punishment . Related terms information justification mitigating_circumstance study stipulate |
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[ noun ] formal ceremony about important occasions
Examples "pomp and circumstance" Related terms |
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