Example sentences of "[modal v] depend on their [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The ability of any group to hold decision-makers accountable must depend on their access to information as to what and how decisions are being made .
2 This may depend on their level of awareness , or , as Edward de Bono puts it in his Second Law of Thinking , what appears to be ‘ proof ’ is often no more than a lack of imagination in providing an alternative explanation .
3 Furthermore , the quality of staff , as always , is critical and much would depend on their pay and conditions of service .
4 The amount they will receive will depend on their income or in the case of a couple the income of the partner and the size of the family .
5 In any organisation people are either the strongest or weakest link , and all operations within that business will depend on their ability to listen , think , remember , communicate and act , and the impact of their performance , either on the technical side or on the side dealing with the public , will invariably have a profound effect on the selling of their product which , in the hotel industry , is accommodation , food , drink and hospitality .
6 That will depend on their view of the liquidity of both debt and equity markets : the more liquid they think these are , the less likely they are to sit on cash or to refrain from borrowing , and the more likely they are to pay large dividends .
7 The time taken to resolve problems will depend on their severity and complexity .
8 Fuelled by the de-regulation , professional mediation and demands for extensions of existing systems of self-regulation , the future for companies in the financial services sector will depend on their adaptability and in particular , their effective use of manpower .
9 Given the diet of a species , determined by its ecology , the individual members have two behavioural problems , the best solutions to which will depend on their diet .
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