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Contingent upon

adjective

Determined by conditions or circumstances that follow. Synonyms: contingent, contingent on, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on.

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"Contingent upon" Quotes from Famous Books

... United States "cannot for a moment entertain, much less discuss, a suggestion that respect by German naval authorities for the rights of citizens of the United States upon the high seas should in any way or in the slightest degree be made contingent upon the conduct of any other government affecting the rights of neutrals and non-combatants. Responsibility in such matters is single not joint; absolute ...

— The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II • Burton J. Hendrick

... many possibilities which he had realized might be contingent upon even the partial success of his work alone had escaped his consideration, so that the first wave of triumphant exultation with which he had viewed the finished result of this last experiment had been succeeded by ...

— The Monster Men • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... of throwing troops into Richmond is contingent upon reverses in the West and Southeast. The immediate necessity for such a ...

— The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government • Jefferson Davis

Words linked to "Contingent upon" : dependent upon, conditional