Sentences with phrase «to be precarious»

Life is precarious for a stray dog or cat; they are unlikely to have a permanent home if there is a risk of ongoing litters.

If one or two of the legs are taken away, the result is a precarious balancing act.

We can never determine whom we will find ourselves attracted to but a relationship between co-workers is precarious at the best of times.

The situation of the urban poor is precarious in the present context of volatile food prices and the financial, fuel and economic crises.

However, first dates are a precarious time in deciding how much to reveal at once, especially for black white dating.

I recognise that it's always been a precarious existence.

Within each work there is a precarious sense of balance that may shift and collapse at any time.

I find the interpretation of the photograph to be a precarious one.

To say that its position in that world is precarious is to put the matter mildly.

However, restaurant work can also be precarious, with low wages, reliance on tips and part - time hours.

We see around us that civil order is precarious indeed.

The film also takes you back to a time when the outcome was precarious, and the freedoms we thought we took for granted hung in the balance.

For obvious reasons, not the least of which being the precarious boss - employee relationship, the practice has its limitations.

Although dating while living abroad can be a precarious game of wearing your heart on your sleeve, my bottom line is to never fear starting something because the end is uncertain.

There is a precarious relationship between the artists and the sitter when drawing from life.

This leads naturally to the question if the system is this precarious, why hasn't anybody with a whole lot of money done anything to tip it over?

It is not in our hands, and hence is precarious, according to the schemes of those who believe they can build their life as their own project.

It's been a precarious tight rope walk for the past couple of years for both of us.

A private sentiment of love alone is a precarious basis for long - lasting commitment.

The candidates know that all political careers are precarious.

Despite their proximity, however, communications between the two departments are precarious, at best.

The world of online dating can be a precarious field to venture into.

Full - day funding that is outside the funding formula is precarious and is subject to every - changing economic climates.

Driving a stick shift in the hills is precarious and can lead to burning out the clutch.

In our view, simply expecting that 2017 investment themes will continue alongside of a decent growth paradigm is a precarious assumption.

Her communication is precarious between the viewer and herself.

But the near - collapse of financial markets is a compelling reminder to investors and policy - makers that credit card houses are precarious structures.

Another thing to account for is the precarious economy.

We've designed this table with structure and safety in mind, so you really needn't worry about the glass being precarious or fragile in any way.

If 9th graders enter high school reading at a 6th - grade level, their prospects for success in a challenging high school would be precarious at best.

However, it may be a precarious time for your pets who may not be accustomed to the noise.

If our worth is based on what we know or own or achieve, we are always going to be insecure, for our value will depend on that which is precarious and temporary.

There has been a precarious relationship between the social studies and technology.

Having a single editor's fallible algorithms determine the news consumption of the wired world is a precarious situation.

Another reason they might not like being hunched over a bowl is the precarious position it puts them in.

Dating is a precarious thing, as some people have dates lined up for weeks to come, while others go months, maybe even years without ever finding someone that they'd like to spend more than 10 minutes with, let alone a whole evening.

Emil Fackenheim has pointed out that «all attempts to link the precarious present with the absolute future are themselves precarious....

Monbiot's claim on the moral high ground is precarious enough, and to remain there he has to turn logistical somersaults to claim to represent the public interest whilst denying the fact that the public know their own interest.

Figuring out what to incorporate, what length the resume ought to be and what to write in a accompanying presentation document can be a precarious road to explore.

Although he apologised, he was thought to speak for large number of MPs who feel their finances are precarious.

So what is precarious work?

Transforming a well - known poem into a picture book is precarious work — even more so when you're dealing with the words of an American icon.

But the lawsuit she filed this week, seeking to break a 2016 agreement to keep silent in return for a $ 130,000 payout, opens what could be a precarious new legal front for a White House already beset by the investigation by the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

The problem, as with so much that goes on in the energy sector, is that his company's consulting prospects are precarious, his health is uncertain, and when he can retire is unclear.