Example sentences of "[vb -s] heavily on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This problem does not affect all third parties to the same extent since the problem of " wasted votes " bears heavily on those parties whose support is spread across the country as opposed to those whose support is regionally concentrated . |
| 2 | Hungary depends heavily on Russian energy , and its export commitments in agriculture , processing , and foodstuffs are oriented to the former Soviet Union . |
| 3 | Another view holds that evolution depends heavily on environmental change , so the struggle is often more with the wider world than with other species . |
| 4 | Similarly , Dawson International , with its niche markets for cashmere and other woollen products ( Ballantyne Cashmere , Pringle ) depends heavily on overseas markets for its success , particularly the USA , Japan and West Germany . |
| 5 | Scientific and technical writing in English , for instance , relies heavily on passive structures . |
| 6 | At present , the development of such components relies heavily on individual initiatives taken by historians whose own research involves some element of computation . |
| 7 | The methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous , and putting the finds into a dated sequence often relies heavily on individual judgement , although statistical techniques and computers are nowadays used to handle and control the data . |
| 8 | It relies heavily on tangible examples , metaphor , and analogy in an attempt to simplify the experience of , and knowledge about , stress and anxiety . |
| 9 | Says Father Tim : ‘ CATH receives limited funds for its work , and relies heavily on charitable donations . |
| 10 | The revision of this coalfield area relies heavily on computerised systems for data analysis , developed during the survey of the adjacent Morpeth-Bedlington-Ashington district , a thematic mapping project jointly funded with DOE , which was completed last year . |
| 11 | It is , therefore , not surprising that Scotland relies heavily on inward investment to sustain the local economy . |
| 12 | Another example in which modelling surpasses the limitations of physical testing is the space industry , which relies heavily on electromagnetic modelling of antennas because of the impracticality of making adjustments once equipment is operational . |
| 13 | The efficacy of waiver is open to the technical objection that it is unsupported by consideration and , as such , it draws heavily on equitable doctrine . |
| 14 | The first major show of the artist 's works on paper draws heavily on private collections |
| 15 | In the General Prologue portrait of the Reeve — a portrayal which leans heavily on conventional attitudes of hostility towards the lords ' men , the peasant officials amongst the peasants , in medieval English satire — the Reeve is presented as a man who provokes suspicion and fear : and as a man who , by being identifiable as one of a type rather than an individual , attracts the prejudices associated with that type . |
| 16 | It plays heavily on indirectness– intimacy and common understanding . |
| 17 | The council spends heavily on social services , partly as a general policy and partly to provide targeted services to vulnerable groups . |