precarious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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precarious [prɪˈkeərɪəs, Am -ˈkerɪ-] ADJ

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For most of 1995 and 1996, the band found themselves in a precarious situation with their label.
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However, enemy reinforcements made the platoons position precarious.
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He states that it is a precarious, delicate, subtle but founding isthmus.
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Concerned at the precarious nature of his profession, and the number of projects that were never built, he also taught architecture.
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By 1910 there were still over 70 boys but the number of boarders had dropped to 26 and the position of the school was precarious.
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By 1900, the association was in a precarious financial position as claims increased.
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Most miners earn a precarious living working long hours in dangerous and unhealthy conditions.
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By 1879 these companies were precarious financially, and the whole scheme was little short of a scam.
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His health was precarious, and he wanted to pursue a promising sideline as a public orator.
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Many are now employed as wage labourers, and their economic situation is extremely precarious.
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