Sentence examples for a state of contingency from inspiring English sources
Skepticism may be a dominant note here: no, we can't ever know exactly who we are or why we do what we do; yes, we all exist in a state of contingency.
Therefore, that evening a "state of sanitary contingency" was declared and informed to the population, a prepandemic alert was declared, and the preventive and control measures were intensified.
After concluding a discussion with my father about the sorry state of contingency fees, the doctor turned to examining me.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said while Osborne's statement had been measured his comments "were unable to prevent the feeling that UK politics remains in a state of paralysis, with no clear contingencies in place to deal with the fallout of a leave vote".
Expect plenty of questions to be raised in the coming days about the state of contingency plans.
The cabinet was again briefed on the state of UK contingency plans, an issue that Osborne is likely to address in his annual Mansion House speech on Thursday.
That proposal is even more conservative than a state-mandated contingency budget would be.
Another state departement cable sent on 26 January states that "a public discussion of contingency planning would also likely lead to an unnecessary increase in Nato-Russia tensions, something we should try to avoid".
Although he admits that on occasion human choice is able to contravene the celestial bodies, nevertheless this intervention is rare, and true contingency is a rare state of affairs indeed in Gersonides' ontology.
