by circumstance

English translation: by the specific circumstances of that particular time and place.

13:44 Apr 19, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / general
English term or phrase: by circumstance
An event, situation or physical environment had the potential to cause injury, people, property and the environment, was avoided by circumstance.
Ia Dzamashvili
United States
Local time: 22:48
Selected answer:by the specific circumstances of that particular time and place.
Explanation:
The sentence is incomplete. It should read:
An event, situation or physical environment ***which*** had the potential to cause injury, people, property and the environment, was avoided by circumstance.

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-04-19 13:56:13 GMT)
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...the potential to cause injury ***to*** people, property and the environment...
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:48
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +6by the specific circumstances of that particular time and place.
Jack Doughty
4 +1due to the/other prevailing factors and conditions (at that time and place)
Jenni Lukac (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
due to the/other prevailing factors and conditions (at that time and place)


Explanation:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumstance
a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning or determining another.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 04:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rajasree Rajasree: The particular situations occuring around
3336 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
by the specific circumstances of that particular time and place.


Explanation:
The sentence is incomplete. It should read:
An event, situation or physical environment ***which*** had the potential to cause injury, people, property and the environment, was avoided by circumstance.

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-04-19 13:56:13 GMT)
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...the potential to cause injury ***to*** people, property and the environment...

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thayenga: I agree with everything you said/wrote. :)
2 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Allison Wright (X): ditto Thayenga.
16 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Veronika McLaren
21 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Phong Le
15 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Thuy-PTT (X)
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Rajasree Rajasree: The particular situations occuring around
3336 days
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