1.   His political future hinges on the outcome of this election.

2.   Each knew his future hinged on his performance.

3.   His future could hinge on the availability of potential replacements.

4.   It is easy to let down now, but there are several players with NBA aspirations whose professional futures hinge on this season.

5.   Its future hinges on cutting production costs, Boeing said, adding that larger and smaller versions of the jet are under consideration.

6.   The future hinges on the untested spirit of Pennington.

7.   The nuclear utilities well understand that their future hinges on convincing the public that the waste disposal problem has been solved.

8.   Well aware that their future hinges on public perceptions of the quality of care, HMOs now stress that commitment whenever they can.

9.   The United States, while being unable to comment on individual cases, warned Hong Kong late Monday that its future hinged on free movement and free speech.