But Caryl has an awareness of the human predicament; she's very splendid.

"The need to choose," Berlin wrote, "to sacrifice some ultimate values to others, turns out to be a permanent characteristic of the human predicament."

"Details" may change, but "in essence" the human predicament remains the same as it has always been.

There was more humor in the first novel, in which Clark worked within the bounds of this familiar human predicament.

If only the human predicament, and the wellsprings of what we call evil, were so clear cut.

It presents in an acute form the human predicament: everyone must become neglected, forgotten, or replaced.

According to Christian belief, sin as the human predicament is considered to be universal.

This was a metaphor of the human predicament.

Strongspear yelled, furious that the alien should witness the human predicament.

"We're all afraid - that's the human predicament, to be afraid, and any man who says he isn't is a liar."