unforeseen occurrence

The risk of an unforeseen occurrence is too great.

It's a terrible thing that those people had to die, but unforeseen occurrences can happen at any time.

Perhaps her luck would still hold and some unforeseen occurrence prevent the American from having his way with her.

She could only pray that before Saturday some unforeseen occurrence would enable her to escape the threatened ordeal.

IT was another unforeseen occurrence that blocked The Shadow's plan.

"As the Bible says, there are unforeseen occurrences and unforeseen things that can take place."

An unforeseen occurrence made things worse.

"With this program in operation, a spacecraft will be able to react brilliantly to any kind of unforeseen occurrence in space."

"Barring unforeseen occurrences in the final weekend, John Kerry should carry the state fairly easily."

It remains one of London's grandest playhouses, but, as in any theater, performances are subject to unforeseen occurrences.

"An unforeseen occurrence," he said instead.

If so, the promise is discharged because of unforeseen occurrences, which were unavoidable and would result in insurmountable delay, expense, or other material breach.

"The override is reserved for planetary disasters, unprovoked enemy attack, or unforeseen occurrences in scientific investigation.

"It's Friday," was the answer, as if that were an unforeseen occurrence, like a rogue tidal wave engulfing Upper Street and preventing deliveries.

Instantly, it struck me that here was one of those unforeseen occurrences that are said to often to wreck the most skilfully-laid plans and bring murderers to the scaffold.

Another business scandal could stoke corporate crime as an issue, or unforeseen occurrences could alter the public's focus in ways impossible to predict in a state split by contradictory political strains.

UNFORESEEN OCCURRENCE.

A most unforeseen occurrence cut short the Revd Dr William Dodd's participation in this crusade when, a few years after he wrote his Account, he was charged with the capital offence of forgery.

Occasionally, employers argue that a prolonged illness 'frustrates' the contract, so that the job comes to an end through operation of the law as a result of the unforeseen occurrence of the sickness, without there being a dismissal.

If imprudence, ignorance or unskilfulness caused their debt, want of experience or the common unforeseen occurrences of life, they should frame their future plan of conduct on the principles of prudent care and deliberate circumspection.