Example sentences of "rely on [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 Ever since the Marquis of Mantua failed to defeat the French at Fornovo in the 1490s ( a period which must have been almost as barbaric and unpleasant as the 1980s ) , this sunsoaked land has had to endure invasion and rely on the assassin 's knife or the patriot 's bullet to even the score .
2 For these reasons alone many surveyors decide not to send letters in advance and rely on the interviewers ' skills in being able to explain to people on their doorsteps what the survey is about and why they should help with it .
3 Often the client is seen by the most junior doctors , who rely on the sister 's expertise to dress the wound .
4 The explicit theoretical approach which we adopted in 5 should certainly not be necessary ( unless our students are students of linguistics ! ) , but we will need forgive examples of alternative ways of ordering information in an English clause ( as we did with the John ate fish and chips sentence in 5.4 ) and then rely on the students ' ability to acquire a sense of which is contextually most suitable .
5 Whereas aphids rely on the ants ' normal aggression against predators , the caterpillar administers an aggression-arousing drug and it seems to slip them something addictively binding as well .
6 In a business sale , the buyer will be less likely to be able to take advantage of the implied warranty , particularly because he may well be as expert as the seller in dealing with the goods which are the subject matter of the contract , and so will not ( or it will not be reasonable for him to ) rely on the seller 's judgment and skill .
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