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Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. – Sir Winston Churchill	added by Normando 4 months ago
I’ve been using the Rains bag for years after too many precarious snow-in-tote-near-my-work-laptop moments, it zips closed to be totally waterproof, meaning I can walk to work in the rain as much as I need to. It’s also lasted me almost four years now, so I ’d recommend it to anyone. – Kendra Sharp	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They have limited access to medical care (and) no support for their mental health which is important considering their precarious situation. – Lee Jong-chan	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We travel in precarious boats, without equipment such as a radio or satellite phones. – One FUNAI worker on strike	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's not gigantic, in a normal inflation environment, it wouldn't be a big deal. But we're in a very precarious situation right now and at risk of inflation spiraling out of control. – Marc Goldwein	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Obviously it has become more necessary during the pandemic, the 150, if we didn’t have them, we would be in a precarious situation. – Roxie Wells	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This will put Taiwan into an extremely precarious situation and bring an unbearable cost to the U.S. itself. – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are at a very, very precarious moment, testing is our only exit strategy out of all of this. – Mara Aspinall	Found on CNN 3 years ago
What I'm optimistic about is that we're realizing that these systems have been broken and they're not working for working women... who can work from home, and they're definitely not working for women whose jobs are a bit more precarious. – Nicole Mason	Found on CNN 3 years ago
President Joe Biden has once again demonstrated no understanding of the situation on the ground in Kabul and is spreading misinformation, biden has endangered the lives of tens of thousands of American civilians and U.S. service members. He can’t even respond to simple questions honestly or accurately. Biden’s ability to lead our military and our country out of this precarious situation is in serious question. – Marsha Blackburn	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The American people understand that the economy we had before the pandemic left far too many people behind, and that more and more families were finding that their grip on a middle class life -- and the security it affords -- was precarious. The American people know we can't afford to simply turn the clock back to where we were. – Mike Donilon	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It has a lot to do with education, because the main bottleneck is in access to universities, leaving low-paid and precarious employment like domestic work or harvesting, where there is rampant exploitation. – Moha Gerehou	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
book/radiology journal- 53 years strong in 2021-shift change- one of the most precarious times for any patient to be in a hospital. over the years I have documented in the most detailed way- of things which can, and will go wrong-yet so many may be unaware or choose to ignore the dangers. consult with me and I will tell you why. my independent research is ongoing.its x-ray exposure of a different kind. – RAS CARDO REGGAE	added by RASCARDOFROMTRENCHTOWN 3 years ago
Kim’s speech ... indicates how precarious its economy is now. Coupled with the fact that it needs fertiliser for the spring ploughing, it’s no surprise that North Korea would agree to reopen its borders now. – Zhao Tong	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
You also have New York City, which is in a very precarious situation. It’s teetering, to use a word. Crime is way up, homelessness is way up, many people have left New York City, we have to get New York City functional again and safe again and viable again — and we have to do that quickly. – Wednesday Cuomo	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We’re at a precarious moment for the virus and the economy. Without decisive action, we risk falling into a very serious economic hole, even more serious than the crisis we find ourselves. – Brian Deese	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
We’re at a precarious moment for the virus and the economy. Without decisive action, we risk falling into a very serious economic hole, even more serious than the crisis we find ourselves in. – Brian Deese	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
We're entering into what really is a precarious situation because we're in the middle of a steep slope. – Anthony Fauci	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The lack of any urgency, understanding, and empathy for people who need help from Senate Republicans has led us to a very precarious moment. – Chuck Schumer	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The fundamental source of all your errors, sophisms, and false reasonings, is a total ignorance of the natural rights of mankind. Were you once to become acquainted with these, you could never entertain a thought, that all men are not, by nature, entitled to a parity of privileges. You would be convinced, that natural liberty is a gift of the beneficent Creator, to the whole human race; and that civil liberty is founded in that; and cannot be wrested from any people, without the most manifest violation of justice. Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its own nature, precarious and dependent on human will and caprice; but it is conformable to the constitution of man, as well as necessary to the well-being of society. – Alexander Hamilton	added by Normando 4 years ago
The reasons driving discontent are still there, I don't think they will disappear on their own, president Duque will face greater difficulties in his last two years due to the deep divisions the country still has, its precarious economic outlook and its complicated security situation. – Sergio Guzman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We live a precarious existence. – Nicolas Maloufi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The increase in growth in the informal sector versus a reduction in salaried private sector employment is a sign of how precarious employment is becoming in Latin America. – The ILO	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
How they look to achieve that growth figure is questionable when foreign inflows are muted at best, the only way to achieve that figure may be through short doses of monetary easing which is quite precarious to do when the economy is in an already fragile condition. – Jakob Christensen	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.

– Sir Winston Churchill

added by Normando
4 months ago

I’ve been using the Rains bag for years after too many precarious snow-in-tote-near-my-work-laptop moments, it zips closed to be totally waterproof, meaning I can walk to work in the rain as much as I need to. It’s also lasted me almost four years now, so I ’d recommend it to anyone.

– Kendra Sharp

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They have limited access to medical care (and) no support for their mental health which is important considering their precarious situation.

– Lee Jong-chan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We travel in precarious boats, without equipment such as a radio or satellite phones.

– One FUNAI worker on strike

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's not gigantic, in a normal inflation environment, it wouldn't be a big deal. But we're in a very precarious situation right now and at risk of inflation spiraling out of control.

– Marc Goldwein

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Obviously it has become more necessary during the pandemic, the 150, if we didn’t have them, we would be in a precarious situation.

– Roxie Wells

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This will put Taiwan into an extremely precarious situation and bring an unbearable cost to the U.S. itself.

– Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are at a very, very precarious moment, testing is our only exit strategy out of all of this.

– Mara Aspinall

Found on CNN
3 years ago

What I'm optimistic about is that we're realizing that these systems have been broken and they're not working for working women... who can work from home, and they're definitely not working for women whose jobs are a bit more precarious.

– Nicole Mason

Found on CNN
3 years ago

President Joe Biden has once again demonstrated no understanding of the situation on the ground in Kabul and is spreading misinformation, biden has endangered the lives of tens of thousands of American civilians and U.S. service members. He can’t even respond to simple questions honestly or accurately. Biden’s ability to lead our military and our country out of this precarious situation is in serious question.

– Marsha Blackburn

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The American people understand that the economy we had before the pandemic left far too many people behind, and that more and more families were finding that their grip on a middle class life -- and the security it affords -- was precarious. The American people know we can't afford to simply turn the clock back to where we were.

– Mike Donilon

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It has a lot to do with education, because the main bottleneck is in access to universities, leaving low-paid and precarious employment like domestic work or harvesting, where there is rampant exploitation.

– Moha Gerehou

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

book/radiology journal- 53 years strong in 2021-shift change- one of the most precarious times for any patient to be in a hospital. over the years I have documented in the most detailed way- of things which can, and will go wrong-yet so many may be unaware or choose to ignore the dangers. consult with me and I will tell you why. my independent research is ongoing.its x-ray exposure of a different kind.

– RAS CARDO REGGAE

added by RASCARDOFROMTRENCHTOWN
3 years ago

Kim’s speech ... indicates how precarious its economy is now. Coupled with the fact that it needs fertiliser for the spring ploughing, it’s no surprise that North Korea would agree to reopen its borders now.

– Zhao Tong

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

You also have New York City, which is in a very precarious situation. It’s teetering, to use a word. Crime is way up, homelessness is way up, many people have left New York City, we have to get New York City functional again and safe again and viable again — and we have to do that quickly.

– Wednesday Cuomo

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We’re at a precarious moment for the virus and the economy. Without decisive action, we risk falling into a very serious economic hole, even more serious than the crisis we find ourselves.

– Brian Deese

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We’re at a precarious moment for the virus and the economy. Without decisive action, we risk falling into a very serious economic hole, even more serious than the crisis we find ourselves in.

– Brian Deese

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We're entering into what really is a precarious situation because we're in the middle of a steep slope.

– Anthony Fauci

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The lack of any urgency, understanding, and empathy for people who need help from Senate Republicans has led us to a very precarious moment.

– Chuck Schumer

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The fundamental source of all your errors, sophisms, and false reasonings, is a total ignorance of the natural rights of mankind. Were you once to become acquainted with these, you could never entertain a thought, that all men are not, by nature, entitled to a parity of privileges. You would be convinced, that natural liberty is a gift of the beneficent Creator, to the whole human race; and that civil liberty is founded in that; and cannot be wrested from any people, without the most manifest violation of justice. Civil liberty is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its own nature, precarious and dependent on human will and caprice; but it is conformable to the constitution of man, as well as necessary to the well-being of society.

– Alexander Hamilton

added by Normando
4 years ago

The reasons driving discontent are still there, I don't think they will disappear on their own, president Duque will face greater difficulties in his last two years due to the deep divisions the country still has, its precarious economic outlook and its complicated security situation.

– Sergio Guzman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We live a precarious existence.

– Nicolas Maloufi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The increase in growth in the informal sector versus a reduction in salaried private sector employment is a sign of how precarious employment is becoming in Latin America.

– The ILO

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

How they look to achieve that growth figure is questionable when foreign inflows are muted at best, the only way to achieve that figure may be through short doses of monetary easing which is quite precarious to do when the economy is in an already fragile condition.

– Jakob Christensen

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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