Give me a hinge.

Syria is a strategic hinge in the Middle East.

Furthermore, the country on which this increase will most likely hinge is Iraq.

pain, pleasure, and even taste hinge upon how we see the minds of others.

European security is hinged on Serbian integration, just as Serbian aspirations hinge on the EU.

Whether this becomes a systemic issue affecting the entire global economy will hinge on China.

The fate of the country may not hinge on Saleh, a crafty veteran who knows that his career is over.

This issue continues to hinge on the training of some 600 security auxiliaries drawn from within the ranks of the FN.

Biologists may distinguish organic from inorganic compounds in a different way that does not hinge on the presence of a carbon atom.

To control the fall, the top and bottom cuts are made to form a wedged 45 degree hinge in the directional cut line.

Each piece of artwork has its own anchor point, which essentially assigns the limb a hinge, which in this case is a joint.

Presidents futures their ability to win re election, to accomplish other policy goals, and to leave a respectable legacy hinge on the economy s strength.

On the back of its shell, the tortoise has a 90 degree hinge which, when closed, can protect its rear legs and tail from predators.

The technical questions are complex, and the proverbial devil really is in the countless details. But prospects for a deal will hinge on resolving three broad issues.

Success in international negotiations will hinge on how parties and the citizens they represent consider a few vital equity principles, especially historical responsibility and equal per capita rights.

Attainment of the MDGs would largely hinge on how the productive sector was harnessed to enable it to generate the resources necessary to achieve the goals in question.

Our Government calls on all parties concerned to spare no effort to promote a political settlement of the conflict, since peace and stability in the subregion hinge on this.

Achievement of the ambitious UNCDF business plan will hinge not only on generating increased business for UNCDF, but also, critically, on translating programmes and business opportunities into concrete development results.

Consequently, and particularly given the limited employment and linkage effects associated with FDI in this sector, much would appear to hinge on significantly augmented government revenues over the longer run.

Indeed, the fortunes of many a society will hinge on this, as in many developing countries the root cause of political and social upheaval or military conflict remains grinding poverty.

It is generally believed and there is a modicum of truth in it that success in nuclear disarmament does not hinge on technical issues, but is a matter of political will.

They stressed that successful elections hinge upon the capacity of the Transitional Government to achieve progress, with the support of MINUSTAH, in these areas during this crucial phase of the political transition.

I refer to the fact that Paraguay, being at the centre of MERCOSUR, can act as a hinge or pivot par excellence, together with Bolivia, between MERCOSUR and the Andean Common Market.

The efforts by President Aristide and Prime Minister Michel to promote national reconciliation will be the hinge upon which will turn long term democracy, peace and prosperity for the people of Haiti.

A specific mechanism was required for the implementation of all the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter, including Article 50, which should not hinge on the political will of the powerful States or on the capacity of international financial institutions.

For 1969, Ford incorporated a design that allowed the rear glass to remain up or down when the door pivoted open on its side hinge, marketing the system, which had been engineered by Donald N. Frey as the Three Way Magic Doorgate .

If the Round is to be completed by 2006, which is widely recognized as the only narrow window available, further progress will now hinge on the outcome of the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, to be held in Hong Kong, China, in December 2005.

The possible existence of the organization's responsibility appears to hinge on whether the organization's binding decision actually requires the wrongful act to be done, or whether the act is just one of the ways that a member State may select when implementing the decision.

In an era of complex and sometimes risky operations, Governments apos willingness to do so will hinge in part on their perception that the Security Council and the Secretary General hear their views, take them into account and provide timely and meaningful information in return.

But attached to the base of the wing is a set of little, tiny control muscles that are not very powerful at all, but they're very fast, and they're able to reconfigure the hinge of the wing on a stroke by stroke basis, and this is what enables the fly to change its wing and generate the changes in aerodynamic forces which change its flight trajectory.