under certain circumstances
idiom
: in some special cases
The contract can be extended under certain circumstances.
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Though most of our bodies naturally produce enough melatonin to get adequate sleep each night, some people find the short-term use of melatonin to be helpful under certain circumstances.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
For the first time in Florida, the law tied the right to possess or own a weapon to mental health and spelled out the legal steps to take guns away under certain circumstances.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Everything to Know About Gemini, Libra and Aquarius Stardust points out that Aries can get along with the third air sign, Libra, under certain circumstances.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Yet our study suggests that moral beliefs may be more flexible than once thought, at least under certain circumstances.
—Keelah Williams, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
However, that presumption can be overridden and even reversed under certain circumstances.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Miami-Dade County caps free-standing billboards at 750 square feet, but cities can opt for larger signs under certain circumstances.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
State masking laws At least 15 states ban mask-wearing or outlaw it under certain circumstances, according to the Free Speech Center, a nonpartisan and nonprofit public policy center at Middle Tennessee State University.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Modern pacemakers also contain sensors to predict whether the heart may benefit from a faster heart rate under certain circumstances.
—Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
For the first time in Florida, the law tied the right to possess or own a weapon to mental health and spelled out the legal steps to take guns away under certain circumstances.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Everything to Know About Gemini, Libra and Aquarius Stardust points out that Aries can get along with the third air sign, Libra, under certain circumstances.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Yet our study suggests that moral beliefs may be more flexible than once thought, at least under certain circumstances.
—Keelah Williams, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
However, that presumption can be overridden and even reversed under certain circumstances.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
Miami-Dade County caps free-standing billboards at 750 square feet, but cities can opt for larger signs under certain circumstances.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
State masking laws At least 15 states ban mask-wearing or outlaw it under certain circumstances, according to the Free Speech Center, a nonpartisan and nonprofit public policy center at Middle Tennessee State University.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Modern pacemakers also contain sensors to predict whether the heart may benefit from a faster heart rate under certain circumstances.
—Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
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