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1 As T g depends largely on the amount of thermal energy required to keep the polymer chains moving , a number of factors which affect rotation about chain links , will also influence T g .
2 In its first year of rail operations based solely on the seven-mile Paignton to Kingswear line , these figures can only be regarded as poor .
3 The theorems indicate that the results to be expected from bargaining sessions depend heavily on the institutions which govern the manner in which the bargaining takes place .
4 people who were not regular paper readers relied more on television , while Guardian readers relied more on the press ; but a plurality of every other paper 's readers said they found press and television equally useful .
5 Since scouts had reported no signs of Howard 's anticipated arrival from the south-west , the Nez Perce remained contentedly on the Clearwater .
6 A silver coin rang tunefully on the scored wood of the little table .
7 Weight loss depended entirely on the calories we did n't eat .
8 Before the fascinating high-fibre research findings it was assumed that weight loss depended entirely on the number of calories consumed compared with the number expended by the body .
9 Dating back to the late 1960s when the announcement of the Wilson government Urban Aid programme followed swiftly on the heels of Enoch Powell 's predictions of rivers of blood flowing through British cities as a result of racial conflict , there has regularly been a connection between the fear of ( racially based ) civil unrest and the implementation of high profile symbolic palliatives for inner city malaise ( Sills , Taylor and Golding , 1988 ; Solomos , 1988 ) .
10 The importance of this group in any one organisation 's casual labour force depends largely on the state of the local labour market .
11 6 The quality of design , production and maintenance work depends critically on a number of factors which are under direct control of project managers .
12 An electric fan heater thrummed away on the floor next to the table while the two bars of the electric fire in the hearth burned like red-hot pokers .
13 The people of Wester Ross depend greatly on the trains for travel and supplies , and would be even more isolated without them ; moreover , the railway proves a most enjoyable crossing of the Highlands scenically and is very popular with visitors .
14 A major problem is that many reef fish depend entirely on the reef for food and protection and are therefore territorially inclined .
15 Until the last couple of decades , the understanding of horse behaviour depended more on the insight of sympathetic and thoughtful trainers than on scientific knowledge .
16 After two miles , and near the limits of cultivation , the roadside waterfall of Lockin Garth appears suddenly on the right .
17 Any changes to a style ( possibly to an ancestor style held centrally on the network ) will permeate to all other styles inheriting from this style .
18 Injuries and sickness wiped out half the regular first team early in the season , and the goal-scoring burden fell disproportionately on the left-wing triangle of half-back Watson , Stephenson ( now captain ) and Smith .
19 The University Grants Committee and the research councils worked together on the selection job .
20 Miss Jarman tapped impatiently on the arm of her chair with yellow stained fingers .
21 But Fleetwood Mac capitalised perfectly on the mood of the mid-seventies .
22 After the artificial light in the interview-room , the late afternoon sun shining directly on the entrance to the police station was like a physical blow to the eyes that tapped a gush of protective tears .
23 And some of that hen houses blew right on the sea .
24 Does my right hon. Friend agree that the level of community charge or council tax depends partly on the efficiency of the local council and partly on the proportion of local government spending which is required to be raised by local taxation ?
25 One of the main causes of mildew , a fungus which thrives on cotton , is the dampness caused by ordinary household plants placed directly on the floor .
26 Detective Inspector Frank Gregson tapped agitatedly on the steering wheel as he looked up at the red light , waiting for it to change .
27 The effect of hit rate depends also on the pattern of hits .
28 On 7 July Morrissey appeared shyly on the cover of the NME .
29 This GLEB report focused mainly on the manufacturing aspect of the independent sector and recommended the setting up of a modern plant to make records for the smaller companies .
30 And watch out for the name Tomo Cesen figuring increasingly on the honours board of daring deeds .
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