1.   Circumstances made it difficult to continue her pursuit of representing Bosnia in Atlanta.

2.   Although the Supreme Court ruled in April that race may not be the predominant factor in establishing congressional districts, nuanced circumstances make more court challenges likely.

3.   Both circumstances made it questionable under the rules.

4.   Both circumstances probably make more news than when a person kills a person.

5.   Coles would not discuss that incident after he was drafted Saturday, although Groh implied that the extenuating circumstances involved made him confident the incident would not be repeated.

6.   Employers are increasingly under pressure to cut jobs, but their hands are tied as current circumstances make it difficult for them to lay workers off.

7.   Finally, if your overall financial circumstances make you think your sons may qualify for student aid, you should not put the money in their names.

8.   He said circumstances simply made it impossible for him to play games.

9.   It can be argued that circumstances make this time different, riper with promise.