Vagaries
vagaries (noun) - unexpected and unpredictable changes (that you have no control over)
the vagaries of the market
losses sustained through the vagaries of the market
the vagaries of currency exchange rates
their wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market and share dealings from day to day
understanding Jenny's vagaries
fortunes closely tied to the vagaries of the world markets
his livelihood was no longer dependent on the vagaries of nature
the vagaries of rumour
they are guided not by rational goals of their own but by the vagaries of rumour
the vagaries of male behaviour
things which appeal to the vagaries of youthful fashion
the vagaries of the weather
subject to the vagaries of unwanted reflections from the window
the vagaries of genius and its errant acts
the vagaries of history
exposed to the vagaries of litigation
exposed to the vagaries of industrial demand
following the vagaries of fashion
the unpredictable vagaries of parliament
the vagaries of political life
each country's financial and accounting vagaries
respond swiftly to the vagaries of the energy business
supply of the product would not be disturbed by the vagaries of industrial demand
enjoying the advantage of having some framework to resist the vagaries of international financial flows
the vagaries of the market and rapid changes in processes and products
stimulated by changing technology
these people actually have a considerable sense of humour themselves to put up with the vagaries of their horse!
the vagaries of international politics
the well-publicized vagaries of the British electoral system
the vagaries of the seasons
no longer tuned to the vagaries of he seasons
subject not only to man-made economic vagaries but also to climatic variations beyond his control
due to the vagaries of the recording mechanism of answering machines my original message had sounded like died not resigned
had been dealing with human vagaries for thirty years
the central problem would seem to be market vagaries
in terms of their income, they are less dependent on the vagaries of the labour market
these practices and privileges afford the defence sector a considerable degree of protection from the vagaries of the economic system
by the vagaries of the complex system of distributing seats it looked as if the alliance might get a majority in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies
Example sentences:
* Japanese farmers were closely tied to the vagaries of the world markets.
* It was recognised that the vagaries of the weather make pre-selection of a period for a close-down impossible.
* Brownlow had been dealing with human vagaries for thirty years.
* As with most things which appeal to the vagaries of youthful fashion today's hit rapidly becomes old hat.
* Oh well, she never would understand Jenny's vagaries.
* The supply of SDRs to be made available would not be disturbed by the vagaries of industrial demand, Russian gold sales or speculation.
* This would help the firm to respond swiftly to the vagaries of the energy business.
* Other new features include international support, not only handling languages, but also each country's financial and accounting vagaries and European value-added tax (Intrastat) reporting.
* BusinessAge says that although the paper millionaires may be incredibly wealthy one day, their wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market and share dealings from day to day.
* The vagaries of currency exchange rates provide a good example of interdependence --; given the tendency for changes in value of the American dollar or the German mark to provoke a sterling crisis in Great Britain.
* The securities scandal, involving the secret reimbursement of favoured clients for losses sustained through the vagaries of the market, continued to expand during August.
* But decision making was also now, to a large extent, outside his control, for his livelihood was no longer dependent on the vagaries of nature but on the vagaries of the market.
* Given the vagaries of the market and rapid changes in processes and products stimulated by changing technology the strategy has evolved of taking on many employees for a short term only.
* In their ensemble, these practices and privileges afford the defence sector a considerable degree of protection from the vagaries of the economic system.
* In terms of their income, they are less dependent on the vagaries of the labour market, since the major part of their income today is guaranteed by the taxable capacity of the state, and is paid to them as a right.
* Thanks to the vagaries of international politics, Ethiopia has had only a tiny slice of this aid cake.
* The vagaries of the stream are not ended when it finally debouches into the silent pool at the bottom of Alum Pot.
* Ignorant, politically immature, with no grasp of the real issues at stake, they are guided not by rational goals of their own but by the vagaries of rumour, the skill of rival political leaders, rabble-rousing, propaganda and demagogy.
* That will give back EC governments some autonomy over interest and exchange rates, while enjoying the advantage of having some framework to resist the vagaries of international financial flows.
* In doing so he has to maximise the output from his land as he is subject not only to man-made economic vagaries but also to climatic variations beyond his control.
* For industrial society has made a strange covenant with humanity: it has promised us that we can exist independently of nature, in the gilded cocoon of a technosphere that is no longer tuned to the archaic necessities of seed-time, harvest and the vagaries of the seasons.
* Lucy was locked up in her work and the vagaries of educating her maverick genius boy-child.
* Paradoxically, the Pentagon has never been as preoccupied as the State Department with the vagaries of General Noriega.
* Unravelling this startling turn of events it transpired that due to the vagaries of the recording mechanism of answering machines my original message had sounded like died not resigned.
* Many people swear that their horse has a sense of humour, especially when it likes tipping them off; but it is possible of course that these people actually have a considerable sense of humour themselves to put up with the vagaries of their horse!
* For the first time, the Christian Democrat vote was less than 30 per cent for both Houses of Parliament, though by the vagaries of the complex system of distributing seats it looked as if the alliance might get a majority in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies.
* The gardens are the earliest example of Italian design in Bohemia and were laid out in 1534 by Giovanni Spazio for Ferdinand I. They were enlarged and altered by Jan Vredeman de Vries in 1563 and, following the vagaries of fashion, were transformed into French Baroque style in 1730.
* As a result of the well-publicized vagaries of the British electoral system the Conservatives did indeed have more seats than Labour (321 to 295) although Labour had more votes in the country as a whole (13.9 million to 13.7 million).
* The central problem would seem to be market vagaries; old people should not be denied the services which they need to survive in the community because there happens to be a shortage in a given locality, or because certain areas are not profitable, or because some old people are less congenial than others.
* The spy-glass, though splendidly gimballed to deal with the worst vagaries of pitching and rolling, was quite incapable of coping with even the mildest vibration which, more often than not, produced a very fuzzy photograph indeed.
* The extreme lightness of the diaphragm further assists fidelity by responding instantaneously to very tiny signals and transients, and the proximity to the listener's ears means that the sounds are not subject to the vagaries of directivity and unwanted reflections.
* The vagaries of history may lead the same States to favour each policy in turn according to changing circumstances: newly-independent States may resist being held bound by treaties entered into on their behalf, and therefore tend to favour the `;clean slate'; doctrine of succession, although their economic and technical interests may be better served by treaty continuity.
* And if the vagaries of distribution made it difficult to get it there were others on hand more than willing to give the new paper, Indica, and the new culture a boost.
*From the seller's point of view, rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation, and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case, it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects.
