Example sentences of "are [adv] [adj] upon [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We are less dependent upon the North Sea than we were five years ago and have , in other areas , more onshore than offshore interests because development costs — and in many cases drilling and operating costs — are lower on each barrel found and produced . ’
2 The emotional overtones of movement away from the subject are entirely dependent upon the manner of the retreat .
3 But many older titles are still dependent upon an understanding of its conveyancing procedures .
4 Yet such cases are also explicable upon the ground that a person i–rho promises to perform , or performs , a duty imposed by law provides no consideration .
5 The mating systems of these animals are often dependent upon the dispersion patterns of the females and these in turn are related to patterns of optimum food exploitation .
6 It is often argued that the latter type of identifying references are really parasitic upon the former .
7 All potential rival elites are equally dependent upon the capitalists , who are the only external elite able to exercise a general veto power over government policy , backed by decisive resources .
8 Such advances , however , are ultimately dependent upon the quality of the available evidence and their main conclusions , summarized here , may require some degree of modification as more material comes to light .
9 Because they are heavily dependent upon the quality of their leadership special music groups tend to come and go .
10 Independent research by economic consultants Pieda estimates that 71,000 jobs in the UK are currently dependent upon a viable Scotch Whisky Industry .
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