These situations crop up regularly in spheres as diverse as politics, romance and business.
Our security is not merely found in spheres of influence or some balance of power.
Of course, beauty pays off in spheres of life other than the workplace.
The room is illuminated by votive candles, wall sconces and hanging lights enclosed in spheres of rice paper.
Dr. Chan said that before Opportunity landed, she had predicted that the hematite would be found in spheres like those she had studied in Utah for eight years.
In recent years, Iranian ethnic and religious minorities have spoken out against discrimination and inequality in spheres such as access to education, welfare and funds.
Israel, which has reached impressive achievements in spheres like the military and science, is still not a safe haven for Jews.
The ordinary is also accorded elevated status in "Spheres," Barbara Andrus's pair of wood balls, eight feet in diameter, crammed into a low-ceilinged room.
Instead, it excels in spheres in which the Brits invest little pride: cooking, painting, music and living life with a general sense of style.
That is becoming true even in spheres that China historically has had little connection with, like chess, basketball, rare earth minerals, cyber warfare, space exploration and nuclear research.
Hobbes's contract creates not only fear, it creates distrust in a government making crucial decisions in spheres outside of the control of the ordinary citizen.
