Example sentences of "[is] dependent [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Either way , research of this kind can provide invaluable information , ‘ a way of evaluating the effectiveness of the organisation in conveying its goals , mission and code of conduct to the target publics upon whose support the organisation is dependent for continued existence . ’
2 Firstly , the effect of CCK on the gall bladder in vivo is dependent on vagal cholinergic activity .
3 The truth of the conditional is dependent on other things .
4 That is not dependent on other things in just the way that ( 3 ) is dependent on other things .
5 Other than that , though , it is dependent on other nations either wholly or in part for products such as bauxite , copper , lead , tungsten , tin , nickel , phosphates , potash , rice , corn , cotton , silk , coffee , tobacco , and forestry products , among others .
6 Informed policymaking in education is dependent on accurate forecasts of the future demand for places .
7 Ultimately , effective child protection is dependent on political will to support both parents and professionals with the resources they need to meet their responsibilities for children 's welfare .
8 It remains to be established whether in diabetic patients gall bladder motility is dependent on actual serum glucose concentrations .
9 The report says that the future of Hamilton 's four virgin oil and gas fields is dependent on gas-fired stations being able to generate electricity .
10 Like the northern spotted owl , the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth forests .
11 This apoptosis is dependent on c-Myc expression ; its extent is proportional to the level of intracellular c-Myc protein , and it requires the same regions of the c-Myc protein as are required for co-transformation and autosuppression .
12 One of the aims of the new housing legislation is to increase the amount of rented accommodation available , but as this is dependent on private sector financing it is feared that it will be of greater benefit to the better-off section of the community .
13 Obviously , the existence of such ties and their translation into present day activity is dependent on geographical and social stability .
14 If all this had to be summed up in one sentence I suppose it would have to be that Wittgenstein 's treatment of the ‘ Other Minds ’ problem is an extended illustration of a point in philosophical logic : namely , that the meaningfulness of some of the things we say is dependent on contingent facts of nature — such as that the Earth revolves on its axis , and that we moan with pain and react as we do to others who moan .
15 Our usual sense of time is dependent on measurable changes proceeding in a linear sequence and this having been thoroughly and very pleasantly disrupted , a kind of musical clairvoyance is created in which past , present and future seem to intermingle .
16 However , in the passage in which he specifically considers whether a woman can be ordained , his answering in the negative , it must be pointed out , is dependent on biological presuppositions which we now know to be false .
17 The report emphasises that the parish ministry should be at the heart of the Church of Scotland in remote rural areas as elsewhere but it also expresses concern that this is dependent on adequate financial resources .
18 Of course this possibility is dependent on national markets being ‘ segmented ’ or uncorrelated with each other .
19 LIMB development is dependent on epithelial-mesenchymal interactions .
20 As with widows ' payment , receipt is dependent on sufficient NI contributions having been paid .
21 Goldstar 's new wafer fabrication facility being developed in South Korea will probably cost more than $2 billion before it is opened in 1996 and is dependent on generous government support ( Hayashi , 1989 ) .
22 Many large firms have a matrix structure which is the most complex , since it is dependent on vertical and horizontal flows of authority and communication , as opposed to the divisional and functional structures which depend on vertical flows of authority and communication .
23 Hilton describes imagination as serving understanding when the need arises and although he is clear that the imaginative faculty is dependent on physical experience in a way in which mystical experience of God is not , he none the less saw it as able to precipitate a more spiritual understanding .
24 Freight delivery times to the Continent could be reduced substantially by using rail transport through the Tunnel rather than road haulage to one of the North Sea ports although the degree of benefit is dependent on British Rail 's as yet unannounced charges for its new Continental freight services .
25 Successful disaggregation of late blastocysts is dependent upon complete removal of the CCD prior to trypsin treatment .
26 The success or failure of any president is dependent upon circumstantial variables such as the mood of the country , the size of the chief executive 's electoral mandate and the constellation of party forces in Congress .
27 Thus , the success of language teaching is dependent upon major forces in society , such as the role , or perception of , language in that society .
28 The ability of a salesperson to turn the objection into a trial close is dependent upon perfect timing and considerable judgment .
29 A device in common use is the gel permeation chromatograph ( GPC ) , although any technique which employs a measure that is dependent upon molecular weight , such as viscosity , will give information .
30 It must be made clear to South Africa 's political and rugby authorities that the nation 's hosting of the tournament is dependent upon political reforms continuing at pace .
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