Example sentences of "rely on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus there is every reason for building control officers , when assessing conversion proposals which rely on the re-use of aged iron structures , to consider the fire performance of each case on its own merits . |
| 2 | Secondly , this is not a case where the tax was paid under a mistake of law made by the payer and the revenue thus can not , and does not , rely on the authorities which rule that a claim for money had and received does not lie where it was paid under a mistake of law . |
| 3 | Both of these examples rely on the rights of an innkeeper which we have considered above ; it is of course perfectly proper for the receptionist to call the police as an alternative measure . |
| 4 | Never rely on the wall switch . |
| 5 | The patients of the NHS rely on the willingness of thousands of donors to give blood . |
| 6 | if the individual sort of carried out UNICEF things and , and that sort of thing , they rely on the individual |
| 7 | Why do so many suppliers of goods and services still rely on the services of middlemen ? |
| 8 | To avoid these problems , oil companies and their drilling contractors rely on the services of tubular inspection companies . |
| 9 | Because of cut backs , they rely on the goodwill of staff . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In support of this submission the defendants rely on the observations of Lord Wilberforce in the Rank Film case , at p. 443 , when considering the adequacy of the protection of the undertaking which was there sought to be imposed as a term of the grant of an Anton Piller order . |
| 13 | The simplest viruses rely on the enzymes of the infected cell to perform both protein synthesis and gene replication . |
| 14 | ( Yet again it must be said — an argument which does not directly arise out of a golden thread approach but which is pertinent here — the two passages in the new testament which speak of women 's subordination both rely on the Genesis account of creation and fall , an account no longer valid in a post-Darwinian age . ) |
| 15 | Photochemical effects also occur which rely on the absorption of a particular wavelength of light by Molecules containing one isotope but not by those containing other isotopes . |
| 16 | The participating banks rely on the integrity of the syndicate leader who has a moral obligation to ensure the information provided by the borrower is correct . |
| 17 | Many microwave amplifiers and oscillators also rely on the interaction between free electrons and electromagnetic radiation , by using slow-wave structures and orbit modulation to match the velocity of the wave to that of the electron beam , thereby allowing energy transfer between them . |
| 18 | Birds of prey which rely on the heather moorlands for nesting and rearing their young , such as merlin and hen harrier , can do so without the persecution which sometimes occurs when their existence is in conflict with grouse-shooting interests . |
| 19 | He implies that pay and conditions for personal assistants rely on the exploitation of staff for their cost-effectiveness . |
| 20 | if you rely on the loop , it may be worth moving the set around to find the best location for receiving . |
| 21 | Perhaps the dead body of the loved one expresses all the pathos of this absence , the helplessness of being watched , and not knowing Actors are paid to pretend that they are unaware of being watched , but they of course rely on the collusion of the watcher , and nearly always get it . |
| 22 | However , U2 will have sorely disappointed fans who rely on the music press as their solo source of information . |
| 23 | The plotting routines available in most statistical packages are still rather crude , especially those which rely on the line-printer as their printing device ; plots on machines designed for text mean that the resolution ( i.e. number of subdivisions possible on either the horizontal or vertical axis ) is usually poor ; many values that are in fact different can end up being plotted on the same point . |
| 24 | Punters who rely on the tip sheets must get into stocks early , and maybe sell out quickly . |
| 25 | Many fish rely on the reflection of light from their mirror-like scales to hide them , and it is likely that the squid 's eye can penetrate this disguise . |
| 26 | This rapid increase worries Whitehall , because most single mothers rely on the state for their home and income . |
| 27 | That extra sum is very much needed by people who rely on the state pension or on income support and by those who rely on the state pension and a small occupational pension which disqualifies them from receiving income support . |
| 28 | That extra sum is very much needed by people who rely on the state pension or on income support and by those who rely on the state pension and a small occupational pension which disqualifies them from receiving income support . |
| 29 | Instead , however , we rely on the courts to review managerial decisions as a means of double checking that the directors are acting professionally ( that is impersonally and for ends related to that of their organization ) . |
| 30 | The need to compete ( and no longer rely on the taxpayer or a government that just printed money ) had a dramatic effect on industry . |