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V. Human Life; its various Relations and Conditions
5. Opportunity – Possibility – Occasion – Chance
Оглавлениеoccasio datur, offertur– a favourable63 opportunity presents itself.
occasione data, oblata– when occasion offers; as opportunity occurs.
per occasionem– when occasion offers; as opportunity occurs.
quotienscunque occasio oblata est; omnibus locis– on every occasion; at every opportunity.
occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendum– to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.
facultatem alicui dare alicuius rei or ut possit…– to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.
potestatem, 64 copiam alicui dare, facere with Gen. gerund. – to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing.
occasionem nancisci– to get, meet with, a favourable opportunity.
occasione uti– to make use of, avail oneself of an opportunity.
occasionem praetermittere, amittere (through carelessness), omittere (deliberately), dimittere (through indifference) – to lose, let slip an opportunity.
occasioni deesse 65– to neglect an opportunity.
occasionem arripere– to seize an opportunity.
facultatem, potestatem alicui eripere, adimere– to deprive a man of the chance of doing a thing.
nulla est facultas alicuius rei– no opportunity of carrying out an object presents itself.
locum dare suspicioni– to give ground for suspicion.
ansas dare ad reprehendum, reprehensionis– to give occasion for blame; to challenge criticism.
ansam habere reprehensionis– to contain, afford matter for criticism.
adduci aliqua re (ad aliquid or ut…) – to be induced by a consideration.
nescio quo casu (with Indic.) – by some chance or other.
temere et fortuito; forte (et) temere– quite accidentally, fortuitously.
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Not occasio opportuna, bona, pulchra, the notion "favourable" being contained in the word itself. We find, however, occasio praeclara, ampla, tanta, not unfrequently.
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Notice potestatem alicui pugnandi facere, to offer battle, and potestatem sui facere alicui, (1) to give opportunity of battle, and also (2) to grant an audience to (cf. sui conveniendi potestatem facere).
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In the same way deesse officio, to leave one's duties undone; d. muneri, to neglect the claims of one's vocation; d. rei publicae, to be careless of state interests, to be unpatriotic; d. sibi, not to do one's best.
