This would seem to be an ideal situation, except for one thing.

They determined that an ideal situation would be to "get the water right".

Yet the outside world, too, was not an ideal situation.

Of course, the ideal situation is when all three conditions are met.

But if you can, that would certainly be the most ideal situation.

"Every chance you get to coach is an ideal situation," he said.

"In an ideal situation we can set up a committee," he said.

Not an ideal situation, but this is one tough case.

Therefore, I say: it is not an ideal situation, but we have made a great step forward.

The ideal situation was to put them in a position to influence key events, but where they themselves were not the center of attention.