Now, Dee's ghost has returned to Manchester in rather more favourable circumstances.
They write: "And yet, despite these favourable circumstances, none was able to capitalise.
Would America "betray" itself by turning a blind eye to atrocities under different, less favourable, circumstances?
Under favourable circumstances, this appears to be a key process for mixing heat downward in lakes.
The issue is not so much blocking a referendum but ensuring that it is held in the most favourable circumstances.
The prime minister has been masterful at extracting advantage from favourable circumstances and from small shifts in public opinion.
Of course, Germany could have launched an imperialist war in 1905 or 1911 under more favourable circumstances.
Under favourable circumstances the isochron method may be helpful, but tests by other techniques may be required.
Existing coalmines were already struggling, so developing a new one from scratch was unlikely to be profitable even in the most favourable circumstances.
Hefazat has taken advantage of favourable circumstances to pull together a series of long-established political groups and organisations that have never before displayed such unity.
What a shame that one of the greatest players cricket has ever seen could not have played his valedictory innings in more favourable circumstances - and with greater reward.
