Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] upon [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Armenia , shattered by the Turkish persecutions , was wholly dependent upon the protection of Russia ( whatever its regime ) , against the Turks . |
| 2 | The evolution of Swedish collective bargaining into a system of economy-wide agreements was greatly dependent upon the presence on both the employer and employee sides of a small number of organisations ‘ each large enough to bring crucial influence to bear on the development of bargaining issues across the whole labour market ’ ( ILO , 1974 , p. 340 ) . |
| 3 | During April 1856 , after a period when , it seems , no head dresser was overseeing , his son John took over at a rate of about £5 : 4s. : 0d. , which figure was apparently dependent upon the weather . |
| 4 | Consequently , it was also dependent upon the willingness of Germany and Italy to strengthen both sufficiently to make Spanish participation worthwhile for the Axis . |
| 5 | As such , it involves using the survey as a method which , through its design , allows for the testing of theoretically derived hypotheses : this was partly consequent upon the development of statistical methodology . |
| 6 | In effect , the political objective of Francoism — self-perpetuation — was now dependent upon the achievement of the economic aim of remaining solvent . |
| 7 | Their ability to motivate children was heavily dependent upon the precision of this balance since tasks which are too difficult invariably generate frustration or anxiety while those which are too easy soon lead to boredom and a general sense of purposelessness . |
| 8 | Within this , the regime was heavily dependent upon the civil administration . |
| 9 | It was therefore incumbent upon the AHA to plan alternative services . |