The success or failure of life aboard the ark hinged on how well people cooperated.

But success and failure in the agency business hinges on a question that has remained the same since the 1920's: how many high-priced clients does an agency represent?

The success or failure of the contract now hinged on the potential heart ruff, and West's next play was crucial.

Success or failure hinged on the Monterey controller's response.

Certainly we already know, as Mr. Rescher reminds us, that "success or failure in situations of competition and conflict often hinges on matters of fortuitous happenstance."

The success or failure of this film hinges on Nora Aunor's performance and she delivers the goods.

This was a mission, and he was the one on whom success or failure hinged.

From all of his military instruction and training, Xavier knew the success or failure of a battle sometimes hinged more on luck than skill.

The success or failure of a belligerent's efforts to gain air supremacy hinges on several factors including the skill of its pilots, the tactical soundness of its doctrine for deploying its fighters, and the numbers and performance of those fighters.

The success or failure of a New York City mayor, or at least his reputation as a leader or wimp, hinges in part on his finesse in handling labor negotiations.