Example sentences of "depend on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fundamental difference between water-clocks and mechanical clocks , in the strict sense of the term , is that the former involve a continuous process , for example , the flow of water through an orifice , whereas the latter depend on a mechanical motion that continually repeats itself and so divides time uniformly into discrete segments . |
| 2 | Their political interests in maintaining and extending their social position and power depend on a stable regime which they help maintain through repression , through the manipulation of potential dissenting groups and through maintaining the loyalty of other powerful social classes who have a conflicting interest in the distribution of state income ( Ziemann and Lanzendorfer 1977 ) . |
| 3 | Such systems depend on a classified array ; most libraries adopt schemes that enable the reader not only to find " where the science books are kept " but a particular sub-section " where the books on sub-atomic particles are kept " . |
| 4 | But some depend on a specific view of science , notably that there are objective and timeless laws at work and that normative considerations are to be excluded . |
| 5 | There is a distinct rural segment of this class which is made up of small commercial farmers , who depend on a casual labour supply . |
| 6 | Even with the advantages of other income sources , studios depend on a few hits to pay for a large number of duds . |
| 7 | Dormice spend much of the summer living in the treetops , and depend on a richly-interlaced canopy , with hollow trees for hibernation . |
| 8 | ‘ I depend on a manual wheelchair for all movement away from my car . |
| 9 | Not just for our members in the coal industry and their communities , not just for our members in the coal-fired power stations , not just for all of the rest of our membership whose industries depend on a secure supply of cheap energy , but for our children and the generations to come after us , whose very prosperity will depend heavily on our success in that campaign . |
| 10 | Was its success depend on a proper investment of resources by the school ? |