Suggestion: Amend your will to make all other bequests contingent upon a certain amount going first to your spouse.
So now we make executive compensation contingent upon the performance of the firm.
Although the state order was in place, the auction proceeded contingent upon the outcome of court proceedings.
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.): Eight weeks, contingent upon whether the employee intends to return to work.
The agreement was contingent upon WorldGate achieving several critical milestones, including passing formal technical acceptance by ACN.
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And to make raising the debt ceiling contingent upon the success of those negotiations is very risky behavior.
These answers will be contingent upon how well America competes in a sluggish global economy awash in government debt.
But that is contingent upon IT implementing the right policies and general oversight.
This is contingent upon the publishers creating more interesting, beautiful and interactive illustrated titles than they have to date.
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Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
The results are contingent upon how well Facebook performs in its IPO.
They're also sticking by that Spring 2010 date, though the launch could be somewhat contingent upon what games are ready by then.
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This is, however, contingent upon the possession of enough Islamic knowledge, in order to avoid becoming an unwitting participant in sinful actions and transgressions.
But such a move would be contingent upon the Senate passing a second piece of legislation to make major changes to the first bill.
Though all actions are ultimately contingent upon support from the Government, the Action Plan will help establish a state of readiness for development partners.
Its funding is rarely contingent upon any kind of performance-based outcomes.
With the exception of a few examples, such as falsely yelling fire in a crowded space, freedom of speech isn't contingent upon what a person says.
The Republic of Korea, as host of the 2012 nuclear security summit, has agreed to invite Belarus, contingent upon the completion of its highly enriched uranium removal.
Under no circumstances should the United States accede to demands that improvements in allied enforcement of multilateral export controls be contingent upon further relaxation of such technology restrictions.
And both are contingent upon confidence in the longer-term outlook.
New York had planned to pay for the test development itself, without using federal money, but the Board of Regents approved the tests contingent upon winning the Race grant.
The committee believes that its continued access to prisoners worldwide is contingent upon confidentiality, and therefore it addresses violations privately with the authorities directly responsible for prisoner treatment and detention.
Oh and please tell me how your austerity is really necessary while you know as well as I do the republican plan is more contingent upon growth than any other factor.
Reuniting with children who've been in foster care can be contingent upon the mother finding income and a stable home, but some ex-offenders aren't eligible for public housing in New York.
The hospital's offer to pay most of the cost of electronic records software is contingent upon doctors' agreeing to have the hospital host the records and collect clinical data for measuring quality.
That being said, if local, state or federal governments are to siphon tax revenues from personal income or production, it is contingent upon a representative government to provide transparency to those paying the tax.
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Brown said the troop increase was contingent upon other countries also providing more boots on the ground, the Afghans stepping up their commitment to their own security, and the British troops being properly equipped.
And in previous aspects of American history -- President Reagan in 1985, President George Herbert Walker Bush in 1990, President Clinton in 1997 -- all signed deficit reduction deals that were contingent upon or in the context of raising the debt ceiling.
They are promises to provide funds if called upon (technically they are what's called a contingent liability and are part of our foreign reserves).
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