Example sentences of "be relied " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of introducing procedures which can be relied upon to identify and protect all those at risk of human rights violations in their own country , Government has introduced a range of measures which create obstacles in the path of those seeking asylum in the UK . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Generally , it is best to send out a strong opener , that is someone who can be relied upon to go all out for a victory . |
| 4 | It is the essential but usually overlooked fact that in any psychophysical experiment when , for example , subjects are asked whether or not they perceive a stimulus , their responses , verbal or otherwise , can not be relied on as accurate accounts of their conscious experiences . |
| 5 | Manufactured to conform to British Standards , the 57R can be relied upon to meet stringent accuracy tolerances . |
| 6 | While Speelman can be relied upon to finish just above half-way in any international event , Timman 's name frequently features either at the top or near the bottom . |
| 7 | Practice Richard Ashworth and ors v Berkeley-Walbrook Ltd ; CA ( Russell , Stuart-Smith LJJ ) ; 27 Sept 1989 As a general rule , where a counterclaim could properly be relied on as a set-off and where it arose out of the same subject matter as the claim , the counterclaiming defendant ought not to be required to give security for costs of that counterclaim unless there were exceptional circumstances . |
| 8 | But he can not be relied upon for ever . |
| 9 | Reading right-wing papers also made people more inclined to believe the Conservative Party had convincing policies and was likely to keep its promises , that Kinnock was neither decisive , nor trustworthy , nor a good leader of a team , and especially that he could not be relied upon to stand up for British interests against the USSR . |
| 10 | Our only hope for a TV of our own was our uncle John Hep who did the bins and could always be relied on for an old radio or a gramophone . |
| 11 | There is no pill of which we are aware that can be relied upon to promote adjustment of the internal clock . |
| 12 | The police commander judged the cordon could not be relied upon to withstand the increasingly aggressive crowd . |
| 13 | Although the government has since promulgated guidelines to standardise analytical methods , doubts remain about whether laboratories can be relied upon not to make technical and clerical mistakes which could result in someone 's discharge . |
| 14 | With Europe in recession and fears about unemployment , Britain and other countries which could previously be relied upon to put the case for a freer market ( and a bigger share for themselves of Japanese investment ) are no longer being heard . |
| 15 | The real McCoy is made up in loose linens , which can be relied on to hang stylishly on even the stickiest of summer days . |
| 16 | In desperation Clasper called a private meeting of the hard core left-wing stewards under his convenership , who could always be relied upon to fight against management and the capitalist system . |
| 17 | Abraham would seem to be dealing with a God who has his own cruelty , and who can not be relied upon to keep his promises . |
| 18 | It is usually paid for via state-funded organisations and can at least be relied on even if it can be at times both economically and spiritually unrewarding . |
| 19 | Therefore , because it is unlikely that there will ever be revised editions , and because I should just hate to see my name on anything that could not be relied on , the probability is that the books will progressively be withdrawn from publication after a currency of a few years . ’ |
| 20 | His mere re-election can be relied on to revive the market and solve those problems — without costing the public purse one penny . |
| 21 | No longer can the state be relied upon to provide funds ; money must be sought from elsewhere , from private sponsorship and from foreign tours . |
| 22 | Statistics for the UK chemical industry , as provided by the government , can not be relied on , warned Freeman . |
| 23 | In Colombia , many of the peasants were persuaded to give up their coffee and cocoa trees , which though not highly productive , could be relied on to produce and , instead , to take up seasonal crops such as corn , soybeans and tomatoes . |
| 24 | This means that the original cause of action can no longer be relied upon for any purpose . |
| 25 | The point is that reasons that could have been relied upon to justify action before his decision can not be relied upon once the decision is given . |
| 26 | Therefore , either they or the directive should be relied upon , but not both , that is not if relying on both means adding the weight of the directive to the force of the reasons justifying it when assessing the weight of the case for the directed action . |
| 27 | It leaves out the whole class of voluntary obligations where no such change occurs , such as promises which are not relied upon , nor expected to be relied upon . |
| 28 | In Australia , many ranches use artesian wells , which can be relied upon to provide water unattended to stock in remote areas . |
| 29 | Family help could not be relied on , even in a crisis . |
| 30 | In my view , however , therein lies its strength ; it is a programme that can be relied on to give an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House and its committees ; it has been called a mini-Hansard . |