Example sentences of "depend on [art] [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 ? |
| 11 | Having realised that conservation is always likely to fall victim to local poverty , great efforts are being made to set up small-scale sustainable industries which depend on the long-term well-being of the rainforest and other natural ecosystems . |
| 12 | Market sanctions , in contrast , depend on the net outcome of an aggregate of performances . |
| 13 | In addition Marxist prescriptions ultimately depend on the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism by communism , an increasingly unlikely scenario when Marxism as both a political creed and movement has never been weaker . |
| 14 | Finally , we take it that effects depend on the causal items , and that the latter do not in this way depend on the former . |
| 15 | In steady state conditions , 5-ASA and Ac-5-ASA concentrations in biopsy homogenates depend on the galenic formulation and the chemical structure of the oral preparations tested . |
| 16 | Having said that , I am of course aware with more humility that ultimately we depend on the professional judgement , so generously given , of Mrs McNaughtan . |
| 17 | Most procaryotes , using oxygen , depend on the simpler process of fermentation for their energy , where chemical food is broken down and burned inside the cell . |
| 18 | Exercise 7–5 Examine the effect , in the model described above , of an increase in government expenditure on good X. How does the expansion of employment depend on the various parameters of the model ? |
| 19 | Even warranties and indemnities do not provide complete protection to the offeror , as they depend on the financial resources of the people providing them . |
| 20 | Among the more common methods are those which depend on the colligative properties of dilute solutions . |
| 21 | Prospects for peace , however , depend on the uncertain progress of South Africa to a post-apartheid society . |
| 22 | Yields on investment projects are notoriously difficult to estimate since they depend on the future demand for the firm 's products . |
| 23 | The actual benefits you will receive depend on the actual investment returns Clerical Medical receives in the future . |
| 24 | The wiring loom part numbers depend on the total amount you have burnt out as there are separate dash harness . |
| 25 | The detail needed will depend on the specific requirements of the banks , but they will wish to be satisfied that all risks attached to the project have been identified |
| 26 | His characters depend on the defining promise of the movies . |
| 27 | Do the longer-term contracts that my hon. Friend 's statement envisages , which presumably depend on the longer-term view , take the prospects of a Mersey barrage any further ? |
| 28 | These equations , however , contain the derivatives of U , and hence they depend on the arbitrary functions f(u) and g(v) that are specified by the incoming waves . |
| 29 | It is justified to use the standard language in this way if our primary interest is in those developments that themselves largely depend on the standard ideology ( J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) , for example , elaboration of vocabulary and certain developments in clausal syntax , because literacy — and hence standardization — are plainly involved in these , and their role can be investigated . |
| 30 | Dividend payments are not fixed , and they are much more difficult to estimate as they depend on the overall performance of the firm . |