How many people out there knew that their futures hung on what happened between two brothers?

The future of far more than a trade agreement hangs in the balance.

But as with the neighborhood, the future of the library hangs in the balance.

"The future of the global economy hangs in the balance."

The future of the whole world hung on the outcome.

I believed that my future hung on the next few minutes.

But, he added, "to me the future of the newspapers hangs on news."

The future, it seemed, was hanging upon the next few minutes.

The future of humanity hangs in the balance, and time is running out.

The future of the world's economy hangs, one might say, by a thread.