under certain circumstances

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: in some special cases

The contract can be extended under certain circumstances.

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For instance, an S corporation might offer advantages like reducing self-employment taxes, while a C corporation may benefit from corporate tax rates under certain circumstances. —

Shane Styne, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Play Protect may send you notifications of such potential harm, giving you the option to uninstall, or do this automatically under certain circumstances. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 The Senate shot down a similar bill in 2018, and although polls show Filipinos’ growing support for divorce under certain circumstances, opposition from conservative religious groups remains a major obstacle. —

Mark Saludes, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024 However, for clients concerned about cash flow, SLATs can include provisions allowing the settlor to be reimbursed for taxes or to borrow from the trust under certain circumstances. —

Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for under certain circumstances

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