contingent
contingente
definition
noun
a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference
a group of people united by some common feature, forming part of a larger group.
adjective
the contingent nature of the job
subject to chance.
resolution of the conflict was contingent on the signing of a ceasefire agreement
occurring or existing only if (certain other circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
translation of 'contingent'
noun
contingente
adjective
con contingencia,
contingente
example
Such exploration calls for a theory of the subject as a 'contingent' psychocultural construct implicated in the visual sign.
The largest number of vendors and the largest 'contingent' of delegates should have been a dynamite combination.
An option is a future 'contingent' liability whose present value can be estimated with a series of probabilistic and economic assumptions.
Was there any evidence of any actual, as opposed to 'contingent' liability?
And since this law must have no content provided by sense or desire, or any other 'contingent' aspect of our situation, it must be universal.
They are 'contingent' and subject to error and influence like any other form of knowledge.
From this vantage point, the unfolding of life can be viewed as a tapestry in which every new thread is 'contingent' upon the nature, timing, and interweaving of virtually all previous threads.
Heavy 'contingent' of police and paramilitary forces rushed to the spot.
Thus the truth we establish is 'contingent' on the circumstances.
Painters, we have seen, evinced a new sensitivity to the 'contingent' nature of their means of expression.
A guarantee, he asserted is a 'contingent' liability on the Consolidated Fund.
The commander of the multinational division, incorporating our military 'contingent' , is empowered to ensure tactical interaction with the brigade.
The subject is a historically 'contingent' effect, but to see ourselves as purely victims of historical and spatial imperatives is to limit our understanding of what it is to be human.
Claims to the effect that actual people know actual facts about the world are 'contingent' propositions about the world.
Too often, sales would close a major deal with a customer 'contingent' on a feature that engineering had dropped from the release a month before.
That stones released near the surface of the Earth invariably travel downwards is a 'contingent' fact that could conceivably have been otherwise.
Most of our doors are double locked as though to emphasize the 'contingent' nature of dwelling.
Explanations of the origins of capitalism have thus far taken its advent in Western Europe as a given rather than a 'contingent' fact to be explained.
The only thing the lawyer can make 'contingent' on the success of the suit is her fee.
I do not award damages under the heading of 'contingent' liability for refunds.
Too, in the casual encounter that may turn into commitment, the 'contingent' nature of existence can be clearly shown.
The outstanding leave entitlement is absolutely crippling that organisation, and because of this nonsense its 'contingent' liability has just gone through the roof.
That will remove a huge 'contingent' liability on the banking system.
Hence, God is a logically 'contingent' being and so could have not-existed.
Another important area of concern to fiduciary investors is information transparency, in particular 'contingent' liabilities.
The deploying 'contingent' includes the commander and the brigade operations command post, which is made up of both soldiers and civilian employees.
However, when the train pulled into Salisbury, a large 'contingent' of police officers was waiting for it.
Look closely at 'contingent' liabilities, which will be listed in the notes to the accounts.
Now, the boy, little older than Naoise, seemed adventurous and a little rouge, his eyes darting over all in the male 'contingent' of the party, but settling most of all on Naoise.
Where are the historical and 'contingent' facts?
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