Sentence examples for precariousness from from inspiring English sources

He argues convincingly that Self ignores the fact that, historically, the novel is a genre that has derived its power precisely from its precariousness, from the tremulations described by Lawrence.

I think he wanted to protect me from the precariousness of that life.

An institution that takes in millions of pesos in taxes every year carries on with feet of clay, suffering from material precariousness and poor organization.

Aside from the general precariousness, the proximate causes often include loneliness.

Saval writes, "Organizations that insist on hierarchy are becoming harder to defend; the 'mindset flexibility' demanded of workers has the potential to transform itself from contingency and precariousness into something that might very well look like autonomy".

There is inevitable precariousness in human interaction that stems from the very way in which we are built.

The "abstract futurism" of such post-apocalyptic scenarios would not be able to "stay with the trouble" of the present's precariousness, LeMenager argues, borrowing a phrase from Donna Haraway ("Climate Change" 225 26; see also LeMenager, "The Humanities").

These families were suffering from social isolation and precariousness or even poverty, either brought on by a change in the household situation (single mothers), employment termination (by both parents), or a child's poor health (an undiagnosed frailty or a late discovery of deafness), but always by a more general profile of immigrant families with a low educational background.

Those living in the refugee camps are exiled from their homeland; the precariousness of this situation was highlighted late last month when serious flooding destroyed the camps and created a major humanitarian disaster.

Like other exotic destinations widely believed to be threatened by degradation from climate change, the mountain’s precariousness has become a marketing opportunity.

The very precariousness of the environment also affords some protection from predation because the number of predators that make this type of habitat home is limited.