precarious position

He said that the "cumulative effect of decisions over the last decade or so" had put the force in a "more and more precarious position", and some of its buildings would be "unusable" in a few years without further investment.

He added that the force was in a "precarious position" because previously used options to "prop up" its budget had run out.

Valentina Marconi, from the Zoological Society of London’s Institute of Zoology, told BBC News the natural world was in a "precarious position" but with urgent, collective action from world leaders "we still have the chance to reverse this".

India beat Pakistan by six wickets for their first win of the Women's T20 World Cup, but remain in a precarious position in the group-stage table because of their puzzling approach with the bat.

Marc Short, then chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, also offers gripping insight into his former boss’ dangerous and precarious position.