As previously observed, there is some question about exactly what is to count as a sure loss, but in a proper Dutch Book the loss does not depend upon which contingent propositions are true.
They purported to evade the debate between psychology and biology, arguing that while the capacity to learn a gender role and orientation (like a language) was biologically grounded, the specific native role and orientation learned (like language) was contingent upon social environment which became "locked down" at a very early age (1957).
As shown in Figure 1, with treatment of MCF-7, cytotoxic effects are contingent upon exposure time, which is seen by the drastic increase from 30% inhibition at 24 h to 80% inhibition after 72 h.
"Selection theory cannot distinguish the trait upon which fitness is contingent from the trait that has no effect on fitness (and is merely a free rider)," he wrote.
In the recent literature on the cultural politics of naming, toponyms and street names are increasingly read within the wider social historical context upon which naming is contingent.
Progress reports ranged from scanty to overly detailed narratives while financial reports lacked the necessary support upon which further disbursement was contingent.
Time management is the cornerstone upon which the other aspects of a GP's practice are contingent.
A ceasefire order reached Crummel on 2 November, upon which he and his men returned to Batavia after stationing a contingent of 50 men at Cadouwang.
Upon which they ceased firing.
Furthermore, Kranthi and others allude to the fact that yield increase and insect resistance are greatly contingent upon the cultivar into which the soil bacterium Bt. is planted rather than the trait itself, which is solely toxic to bollworms and few other insects (Kranthi, 2012; Stone & Flachs, 2015; Herring & Rao, 2012; Naik et al., 2005).
In that scene — 'Swearengen!' 'Cocksucker!' — we understand how provisional the meaning of a word is and that its fundamental meaning is contingent upon the energy with which it's endowed by the speaker.
