Theoretical research tends to use math — usually performed by computers — to predict how or what will occur for some specified series of conditions. (sciencenewsforstudents.org)
When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission studied the factors that foster sexual harassment, it identified a series of conditions that define hotel housekeeping: language differences, «significant power disparities» between employees and management, reliance on customer satisfaction, physical isolation, alcohol consumption. (fortune.com)
Provincial authorities in British Columbia did not look favourably on the project, with premier Christy Clark initially announcing her government would not support Northern Gateway or any other proposed pipeline unless a series of conditions, including a «fair share» of revenue for the province. (canadianbusiness.com)