Example sentences of "rely [adv] upon the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , he gave up any further pretense of restoring constitutional democracy and relied instead upon the enactment of a ‘ direct democracy ’ between himself and ’ the people ’ . |
| 2 | It has been calculated that while Stapledon spent just under half his time before the 1320s in his diocese , once he became treasurer barely a tenth of his time was passed at Exeter ; he relied instead upon the machinery of deputies to maintain his authority and execute his wishes there . |
| 3 | Before 1322 , however , because of his often fraught relations with the magnates , Edward relied heavily upon the church for essential funds . |
| 4 | Yet such initiatives such as ESGs , GRIST and the Manpower Services Technical , Vocational and Education Initiative ( TVEI ) rely predominantly upon the INSET practices of LEAs . |
| 5 | And this too is why the word can even be extended to all those who rely entirely upon the mercy of God — the poor in spirit ’ ( Matt. |
| 6 | The rest of this chapter relies extensively upon the research the writer undertook in 1986 and 87 . |
| 7 | He avoids any detailed account of his own position , and relies instead upon the denunciation of alternative arguments and a shrewd analysis of contemporary truisms . |
| 8 | Self regulation relies heavily upon the expertise and experience of market practitioners who can formulate rules and regulations that are acceptable to both players and regulators . |
| 9 | Foundationalism , viewed quite generally ( though here we must exclude Wittgenstein ) , can be seen as the expression of the empiricist thought that verification and justification , telling whether something is true and backing up one 's claims about what is true , must rely eventually upon the evidence of one 's senses ; not in the first instance , maybe , but at the end of the day . |
| 10 | Both relied heavily upon the goodwill of the private profession because the payment involved was minimal . |