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  • past participle obsolete Provided; in case that; on condition that.

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  • verb Past participle of foresee

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Examples

  • The push into England that Charles had argued for had been costly, and the influx of support he had foreseen from the English countryside had not materialized.

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

  • Now, had Traverse foreseen from the first the success of his love, there might possibly have been the usual shyness and hesitation in declaring himself to the object of his affection.

    The Hidden Hand 1888

  • However, some members of the commission objected to the results of the tender being announced before the expiration of the 30-day term foreseen by the law.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • As we see, there was an attempt to adopt the results on the 14th day, ignoring the 30-day term foreseen in the legislation, "the MP said.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • Here was the dilemma foreseen by the old gentleman, and it added vastly to the flavour of the

    Evan Harrington — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868

  • Here was the dilemma foreseen by the old gentleman, and it added vastly to the flavour of the

    Evan Harrington — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • Here was the dilemma foreseen by the old gentleman, and it added vastly to the flavour of the

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • But under Article 11 of the UN Interim Agreement signed between them in 1995, Athens has committed not to object to Skopje's application to join any "international, multilateral and regional organisations and institutions" of which Greece is part, provided that it applies under the provisional name foreseen in the deal - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

    EUobserver.com - Headline News 2008

  • Many things she said I took great issue with because they described scenarios where a danger should be "foreseen" for Obama.

    Woman Who Broke "Small Town" Story Says Obama Campaign's Response Was "Classy" 2009

  • A follow-up meeting late next week was "foreseen" to discuss progress achieved in negotiations and to consider "the implications arising from this".

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

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