Example sentences of "depend heavily upon " in BNC.

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1 The success of this venture depends heavily upon the quantity and quality of the research which can be assembled and examined .
2 The partnership depends heavily upon the generosity of the charity , but it 's seen as the way forward in care for the elderly .
3 While some policies contain few features that their opponents can interfere with — laying down , for example , a clear duty to provide a particular service or benefit — others , such as the DHSS commitment to the development of community care for the mentally ill , depend heavily upon the commitments of implementers , and are relatively easily diverted in other directions or even rendered ineffective .
4 The assumptions used in these valuations vary according to local conditions , but depend heavily upon the assumed excess of investment returns over the rate of increase in pensionable pay .
5 Clinical indices depend heavily upon subjective features such as abdominal pain and well being .
6 Governors will , therefore , depend heavily upon the guidance and information which can be provided for them within the school .
7 We will continue to depend heavily upon their help for the foreseeable future and gratefully acknowledge their invaluable help .
8 Almost an entire generation of Titfords in Frome was increasingly destitute from the 1780s onwards ; in a town which had depended heavily upon the wool industry for its prosperity for so long , the innate conservatism of the local clothiers left them unable to respond to changing times and new technology .
9 The Lancastrian monarchy had depended heavily upon the customs duties for its normal revenue .
10 The naïve , almost religious basis of belief in Hitler is clearly visible in such reports , which show too , however , that people were above all listening in Hitler 's speeches for hints of an early end to the war , and that his popular standing depended heavily upon the fulfilment of such hopes .
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