adverse circumstance

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In the preface to the novel’s third edition, in 1841, Dickens writes that he “wished to show, in little Oliver, the principle of Good surviving through every adverse circumstance, and triumphing at last.”

From Time • Jan. 27, 2012

Another adverse circumstance which must be called to mind in such a review is the long period of commercial depression which followed a short period of fictitious prosperity and inflated values.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)

She had not merely that, but a buoyant, recuperative, physical nature, which threw off every adverse circumstance as a foreign element.

From Leonore Stubbs by Walford, L. B.

Their progress was uninterrupted by any adverse circumstance, and every one was in high spirits, until the west side of Walden's ridge, the most elevated of the three, had been gained.

From The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. by Flint, Timothy

This alone prevailed over his reluctant nature, his protesting affections, and his adverse circumstance.

From Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 by Smith, George Adam, Sir