Example sentences of "[modal v] depend on the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It was far too hot to wear one but an interview demanded the formality , although why his authority as a questioner should depend on the smallest degree on what he was wearing he could not say .
2 The type of vitamin taken should depend on the general state of health of the individual and the type of diet he follows .
3 One can speak loosely of a ‘ non-fullerene cluster ’ , but there is likely to be a variety of such clusters and the collapse size must depend on the chemical bonding in the cluster .
4 Hence it must be obvious that the cure of those diseases must depend on the same principles as the former : from which it is likewise evident that a regular education is necessary to the Farrier ’ .
5 In fact their approach is based on the solution ( 10.8 ) , which may be re-expressed in the form ( 14.8 ) for suitable functions and which must depend on the initial data .
6 In the words of Lord Greene in Davies v Collins [ 1945 ] 1 All ER 247 : Whether or not in any given contract performance can properly be carried out by the employment of a sub-contractor , must depend on the proper inference to be drawn from the contract itself , the subject matter of it and other material surrounding circumstances .
7 When the tenants were copyholders , much might depend on the precise custom by which they held their land ( Ch.4 ) .
8 Thus , the effect of NO synthase inhibitors may depend on the recent history of activity in the hippocampus .
9 Firstly there is the question of efficiency which may depend on the parsing algorithm , the machine used and the computer language that the system is written in .
10 Again , however , a lot may depend on the covering play of the full-backs , Gary Stevens and Stuart Pearce , upon which England 's flat back-four system places great responsibility .
11 The choice between searching for the least or most distant neighbours may depend on the experimental ( or even presentational ) needs because in the former case the algorithm finds more detailed and possibly informationally redundant order of probes , while in the latter case it finds a minimal set of probes connected by clones spanning large regions of the genome .
12 Equally it may depend on the social factors that may have determined the decoration used ; the earlier brooches may be designed to satisfy a society in which there is less variation in social identity than later .
13 Moreover the West has developed cheap alternatives for most things they used to depend on the Third World for .
14 The answer , in a rational world , would depend on the future use of the site .
15 On June 15 Chamorro announced that the Army would be reduced by 50 per cent to fewer than 41,000 soldiers by her 100th day in office and that military conscription would formally end on Dec. 7 ; further reductions would depend on the overall military balance in the region .
16 Thus , at present , the nominated person would lack any legal authority ; and whether he would be listened to in matters relating to the treatment of the patient would depend on the good sense and good faith of the doctor .
17 A great deal would depend on the reforming zeal and liberal spirit of the man who became Home Secretary .
18 The direct effect in the United Kingdom of the Community treaties and of legislations made by the Council and Commission under treaty powers would depend on the European Communities Act .
19 The rationale of this Cartesian-Kantian dualism would depend on the following stages of observation :
20 What happened to it then would depend on the prevailing attraction of reprocessing at Sellafield , especially the cost .
21 Its precise effect on the allocation of investment resources would depend on the detailed working out of the disciplines , and the Treasury certainly took no chances on a complete return to the free market in investment capital .
22 Much would depend on the particular circumstances at the time either in the context of a planning application or a local plan proposal .
23 Much would depend on the exact state of affairs in Ireland and something would depend on the success of the Progressive parties in patching up a new electoral pact ( although after the events of 1912 and 1913 it could not be expected to work as well as in 1910 ) , but all of these factors would operate in the broad context of a probable Unionist victory .
24 Drinkers of wine , who would be affected by price changes , were a minority , as most Englishmen drank ale , the supply and cost of which would depend on the latest harvest .
25 Some auctioneers will exchange items if they prove to be the wrong colour , design or size , but this is entirely at their discretion , and much will depend on the specific instructions they have received from the vendor .
26 Whether I will be part of it will depend on the new manager Rovers are appointing next week and whether it is a man I like and could work with . ’
27 But , there is a need to ensure a capacity for expert advice which will depend on the continuous involvement of experts with the complexities and problems of the NHS .
28 And a lot will depend on the 27-year-old tomorrow when he gets his first taste of League of Ireland football .
29 Much will depend on the general business climate and the particular business in which the organisation operates .
30 The bonus each policyholder will actually get will depend on the reversionary ( or annual ) bonuses they have received to date on the with-profits element of their policies and will probably be paid out as part of the 1993 bonus distribution in February or March 1994 .
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