Its success hinged entirely upon the strength of the vines he had seen surmounting the wall toward the east.

The outcome of the gamble, this official said, hinges entirely on whether the West loses its nerve once the bombing begins and the Serbs take hostages, as they have after past air attacks.

For now, though, the action hinges entirely on Anna Chapman.

The absolute chronology of the Hittite Old Kingdom hinges entirely on the date of the sack of Babylon.

An appraisal of the View hinges entirely, if I may phrase it this way, on your perspective.

They have to be as aware as we are that the Kingdom's prosperity hinges entirely on our merchant marine.

And yet, too, there was another possibility--a chance which hinged entirely upon the unknown temper of the great beast.

"The outlook for Intel hinges entirely on the question of whether this surge in growth reflects greater seasonality in the business, or a permanent shift to higher levels of demand," Mr. Peck said.

But the calm seemed tentative, with the economic outlook hinging entirely on the uncertain prospect of developments in the Middle East.