Example sentences of "[adv] rely upon [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in the Westinghouse case , one group of witnesses successfully claimed a privilege existing in English law , while another group of witnesses successfully relied upon a privilege existing in the law of the United States , the requesting State . |
| 2 | Sometimes , two pavements can exhibit an identity of many features — suggesting an almost identical workforce ; on other occasions , e.g. where large numbers of mosaicists were employed ( perhaps four or five craftsmen ) , the similarity of one pavement to another may not be immediately clear , and so relies upon an interpretation of technique and small details of design . |
| 3 | Recent British studies of dementia prevalence have largely relied upon the twelve-item information/orientation scale from the Clifton Assessment procedures for the Elderly ( CAPE ) ( Pattie and Gilleard 1979 ) . |
| 4 | He had done this by various means : avoiding direct taxation as much as he could ; resorting to prerogative levies ; borrowing as heavily as he dared ; and finally relying upon the pope to tax the clergy for the benefit of the crown . |
| 5 | Frustrated national movements like those of the Irish , or south Slavs of the Dual Monarchy , of the Armenians in Turkey or the Poles in Russia , could usually rely upon a reflex of ready sympathy in at least some foreign countries . |
| 6 | Does this mean you 're always relying upon the youngsters who are coming through ? |
| 7 | However , he also relied upon a number of criticisms of the judge 's summing up . |
| 8 | A stimulating approach to The Mediterranean Valleys provided by Vita-Finzi ( 1969 ) also relied upon the close association between human activity and valley evolution as exemplified in the sediments in valley floors and revealed a fascinating sequence . |
| 9 | One is therefore guided to a considerable extent by the appearance of the joint and also relies upon the inspection procedure during manufacture . |
| 10 | The Dutch sellers now relied upon a clause ( clause 13 ) in their contract of sale with the buyers and claimed therefore to have proprietary rights entitling them to have priority over the buyers ' other creditors . |
| 11 | They could never even rely upon a good singing voice — instead there is that distinctive nasal whine . |
| 12 | After Hitler had again suggested in a speech in mid-March 1941 that Britain would be conquered and the war ended finally in Germany 's favour within the next year , people were heard to remark that ‘ the Führer had never held out a prospect of something which had not happened ’ , and that one could therefore unquestionably rely upon the imminent defeat of Britain and end of the war . |
| 13 | Those who thought otherwise relied upon the observation that attendance at church was declining . |
| 14 | The privity of contract principle is that someone who is not privy to ( i.e. not a party to ) a contract can neither rely upon the contract nor be bound by it . |
| 15 | Monastic communities often sing unaccompanied , and churches in Africa and the Third World commonly rely upon the congregation 's ability and enthusiasm in singing even polyphonic music without instrumental help . |