hypothetical circumstance

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hypothetical
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/
imagined or suggested but not necessarily real ...
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circumstance
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us
/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofhypotheticalandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But would it not be possible to take ahypotheticalcircumstanceand try to deal with the question in that context?
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I have no reliable estimate of the effect of the kind ofhypotheticalcircumstanceenvisaged.
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On the whole, however, one cannot legislate in advance for everyhypotheticalcircumstance.
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I do not think the financial effect of such ahypotheticalcircumstancecan possibly be assessed.
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I am now passing on to consider what would happen in ahypotheticalcircumstance.
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I cannot give an undertaking on such ahypotheticalcircumstance.
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That is thehypotheticalcircumstance: it may or may not happen.
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This is ahypotheticalcircumstance.
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It is not possible to calculate numbers which could be carried in hypothetical circumstances.
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It is not even betterment which has taken place, but betterment which might take place in the future should certain hypothetical circumstances occur.
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I would not like to give an off-the-cuff judgment about hypothetical circumstances.
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It is impossible for me to discuss what may happen in hypothetical circumstances.
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We admit that we are all in hypothetical circumstances.
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It is impossible, in my view, to prove what a man would or would not have done in hypothetical circumstances.
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The alternative is to spell out in detail all the kinds of hypothetical circumstances which lengthen and ruin much of our legislation.
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I do not think that it is for me to rule upon the hypothetical circumstances of such an article being written.
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I do not approach these matters on the basis that they will fail or on hypothetical circumstances.
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It is not for me to pronounce on what the position on law might be in hypothetical circumstances.
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I submit that we are entitled to reduce the burden which may be placed in hypothetical circumstances upon somebody.
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I cannot give any assurance about hypothetical circumstances.
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