Simply put, the European integration project has hinged on restrictions on national sovereignty.

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

Japan s recent election hinged critically on Abe s views of the Bank of Japan s monetary policy stance.

Gains for developing countries hinged as much on their own liberalization as on the market opening made by trade partners.

Above all, it concluded that the sustainability of ongoing reform programmes hinged on substantial investment in human and institutional capacity building.

Elevator The elevator is a moveable part of the horizontal stabilizer, hinged to the back of the fixed part of the horizontal tail.

A trapdoor is a sliding or hinged door, flush with the surface of a floor, roof, or ceiling, or in the stage of a theatre.

According to the Trade and Development Report 2004, the balance between national welfare and international integration hinged on an appropriate mix of market forces, policy space and collective action.

Whereas in the Third Committee the responsibilities of Vice Chairmen and Rapporteurs were distributed on the basis of the dates on which the Secretariat received notification of the candidates endorsed by the regional groupings, the practice in the other Main Committees hinged on the principle of rotation.