Our inquisitor, by turns cantankerous and plaintive, mourns the decline of butter churns and wonders under what circumstances — impending death, perhaps — it might be acceptable to molest a candy striper.
Early on, you could feel the sitcom staples easing into place - the hapless protagonist; impending change of circumstances; tangled family relationships - but pleasingly these didn't veer in expected directions.
I can't claim to know what happens to the emotional makeup of any expectant dad around they time they learn of their impending change of circumstances, especially when combined with a high-stress period of political upheaval.
The precipitating circumstance was an impending murder-conspiracy trial, in a New Haven courthouse, of several members of the Black Panther Party.
And Brown admonished the Giants' new general manager, Ernie Accorsi, for the circumstances of his impending release.
However, in the rare circumstances in which the impending or actual failure of an institution imposes substantial systemic risks, the standard procedures for resolving institutions may be inadequate.
It is unclear whether this otherworldly and ascetic attitude is the sign of a particularly pessimistic period in Plato's life or whether it merely reflects the circumstances of the discussion, Socrates' impending death.
Two American officials, including one senior Defense Department official, who have been briefed on the reports spoke Saturday on the condition of anonymity because of restrictions on the public release of information about Sergeant Bergdahl's health and an impending investigation into any possible misconduct surrounding the circumstance of his leaving the outpost.
The brothers announce their intention to avenge their family honor, but because of a variety of odd circumstances, Nasar remains unaware of his impending fate.
On Thursday, the story lines merged with a twist: The police said Mr. Heredia had disappeared from the hospital the day before, the circumstances unclear amid the jockeying over the hospital's impending shutdown.
