Example sentences of "depend on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Labour Party must produce policies which convince voters that their own prosperity depends on a government which takes active responsibility to promote a strong economy and that their own security — and that of their families — is best advanced by a government which works for the welfare of the whole community . ’ |
| 2 | Their argument depends on a notion of society as a system which is dominated by particular forms of social and economic organization . |
| 3 | ‘ That depends on a phone call . ’ |
| 4 | I also recognise that a common curricular entitlement depends on a degree of equity in the distribution of human and material resources . |
| 5 | The total length of time over which a product may decline depends on a variety of factors , such as its relevance to basic needs , its adaptability in the light of economic trends and whether it is the focus of short-term fads or of longer-lasting fashions . |
| 6 | The particular emphasis placed on one or other of these depends on a variety of conditions , such as the ‘ legitimacy ’ of the group , the nature of the demand , the stage of the decision process reached and the nature of the political process itself . |
| 7 | As with malt whisky , much depends on a distiller 's source of water as well as how and where he ages his spirit . |
| 8 | ‘ We think it depends on a kind of imprinting . |
| 9 | The perception of shape and pattern in apparently disorderly ( but dynamic and mobile ) things is usually mentioned with reference to visual perception , and it is commented on in the sciences and the arts alike : it is prominent , for example , in the notebooks of the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins ( J. Milroy , 1977 ) , in his careful descriptions of cloud formations , waterfalls and other dynamic phenomena , and much of the poet 's imagery depends on a kind of ‘ observer 's paradox ’ ( rather different from the familiar Labov version ) , through which a dynamic phenomenon can nonetheless appear to have stable shapes and patterns within it and , conversely , a static phenomenon may appear to contain mobility . |
| 10 | Indeed the long-term success of free-market policies depends on a change in public mood . |
| 11 | The bearer of the warrant from time to time is unquestionably a shareholder but to what extent , if at all , he is a member of the company depends on a provision to that effect in the articles . |
| 12 | There may also be a contract of sale with respect to a future contingency so that s5(2) of SGA 1979 states : ( 2 ) There may be a contract for the sale of goods the acquisition of which by the seller depends on a contingency which may or may not happen . |
| 13 | Primary clustering results from runs of keys , in that they will be allocated to adjacent storage positions after division ; this is dispersed by quadratic hashing , in which the final storage position of the record depends on a function of the remainder from the original division , summed with a function of the square of the remainder . |
| 14 | Realism is radical because any purposive attempt to change the world depends on a conviction that it can be described , even that it has been described ; and it is the chosen task of realism to describe . |
| 15 | When general it ordains a standard , which however has not more but less authority than the particular choice , since it depends on a generalization about everyone 's reactions in a recurring situation , which is as vulnerable to exceptions as any other generalization . |
| 16 | The reasons for the conflict in the various forecasts lie in the fact that the demand for higher education depends on a multiplicity of factors including the distribution of entrants into HE by age , gender , social class , region of residence , parental qualification and family size ; the effects of unemployment and comprehensive education ; the national demand for graduate-level skilled labour ; and last , but by no means least , the effect of the supply of places on demand . |
| 17 | The deal , which could safeguard the future of the remaining 1,350 workforce , depends on a contract being signed with DAF Trucks NV in Holland . |
| 18 | However , Dworkin 's argument depends on a master principle which is seen as ‘ uncontroversial ’ , and whether Dignan 's reformulation would be acceptable may be a matter of debate . |
| 19 | As in any other specialty , the transition from guesswork to proper science depends on a range of hospital based diagnostic services such as immunofluorescence , mycology , patch testing , and photo testing , and on close liaison with the pathology department . |
| 20 | The distinction depends on a range of factors of varying importance and weight depending on the circumstances ; but generally what must be in contemplation is that there will be " an inquiry in the nature of a judicial inquiry " ( quoted from Lord Esher MR in Re Carus-Wilson and Greene ( 1886 ) 18 QBD 7 , at 9 ) . |
| 21 | A trie index is particularly useful when keys are of varying sizes , and the path of a search at any point of the tree depends on a part of the key rather than its full value . |
| 22 | Few people realise just how much depends on a man 's reputation even in this day and age . |
| 23 | The communication between the members of the colony depends on a system of chemical exchange that is badly disrupted if the temperature rises too high . |
| 24 | But my happiness depends on a hope . |
| 25 | Critical doubt depends on a myth , the idea that human knowledge is totally objective and neutral . |
| 26 | This criticism depends on a view about what competence with a concept is , a view about what it is to know the meaning of a word , about what it is to know the rules for the application of that word , rules that take you from one instance to the next . |
| 27 | Ultimately the individual receiving the service is the one whose wishes must be respected but , where that person depends on a relative for day-to-day care , it is only reasonable that the relative should be as fully involved as possible in decisions and become a full participating partner in the professional team , contributing to treatment and care plans . |
| 28 | Conversely , as Callinicos implicitly recognizes , the problem with contemporary politics for the left is that the dialectic of class depends on a historicist History and vice versa ; any failure of the former necessarily also involves a waning of the latter . |
| 29 | Of course , part of the enjoyment of a reading depends on a perception of the text 's difficulty , and this often involves consideration of the types of metaphor , as mentioned above . |
| 30 | it depends on a lot of factors really does n't it ? |