At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research it is incumbent on all scientists to be fully conscious of that role and conduct themselves accordingly.
I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.
I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other.
What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it.
Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn.
Ever since the Crusades when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity.