reliance
Example Sentences
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“Osborn’s reliance on the X-ray meant he would not take the required steps to render the device safe.”
From Los Angeles Times
Staff also want higher rates for night work, better career progression and less reliance on short-term contracts.
From BBC
Many were driven by the hope that intensive intervention would help their children become independent adults, capable of living without lifelong reliance on government services.
They tell clients in a note that this is because of its greater reliance on outsourced workforce providers.
Asia's vulnerability is due in part to its heavy reliance on LNG, often promoted as a "transition fuel" -- a less polluting option than coal that can "bridge the gap" as countries move towards renewable energy.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
