Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] not be rely on " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this increase in speed must not be relied on if the launch is too slow and the pilot wants more speed , because the cause of a slow launch may be the beginning of a power failure , in which case steepening up in the hope of creating more speed would be dangerous . |
| 2 | This theorem can not be relied on in other cases . |
| 3 | Family help could not be relied on , even in a crisis . |
| 4 | The test therefore , from this and other evidence can not be relied on completely . |
| 5 | Customs confirmed that parts of the leaflet could not be relied on in a recent appeal at the London VAT Tribunal by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children . |
| 6 | MacArthur understood the danger from the Soviet Union and now stated that he knew a Soviet promise to observe Japanese neutrality could not be relied on . |
| 7 | Where an absolute norm for English can not be relied on , the next best thing is to compare the corpus whose style is under scrutiny with one or more comparable corpuses , thus establishing a relative norm . |