At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research it is incumbent on all scientists to be fully conscious of that role and conduct themselves accordingly.

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.

I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other.

What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it.

Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn.