Example sentences of "that rely on " in BNC.

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1 It is probable that the hook was initially a weapon , a spin-off from techniques of spearing , and gradually replaced the more primitive ‘ gorges ’ that relied on wedging rather than penetration .
2 The first major piece of sociological work that relied on personal documents was Thomas and Znaniecki 's The Polish Peasant in Europe and America ( 1919 ) .
3 badly thought out international marketing programmes that rely on insufficient understanding of the new markets
4 Many members ' agents , and many syndicates that rely on those agents for business , would perish .
5 The farmers who have undoubtedly profited from producing heavier crops of higher-yielding varieties that rely on nitrates also share the blame .
6 Methods that rely on a kind of regimented subjectivity , directing observers to rate relation ships along scales from ‘ warm ’ to ‘ cold ’ , ‘ responsive ’ to ‘ unresponsive ’ and so on , have proved useful in distilling lasting qualities of individual personality .
7 This is why Kenneth Baker has promised longer franchises for operators prepared to install systems that rely on switched-star technology .
8 However , I have made some very unusual designs in which very little colour was involved at all , and sometimes I have used only cream , beige , white and the occasional touch of grey to make solid designs that rely on texture rather than colour .
9 One point favouring all theories that rely on changes affecting the Solar System as a whole , rather than changes confined merely to the Earth , is that the planet Mars is currently , like our own world , in the throes of an ice age .
10 They are all more exact than the sentences that rely on adverbs .
11 So many things that rely on new techniques are in the pipeline for consumers , such as interactive compact discs where you can see and hear , and choose or even change , sound and vision on your TV , satellite broadcasts for instant world news and events , liquid crystal displays ( called LCDs ) will replace our aging CRTs ( cathode ray tubes ) so we can watch HDTV ( high definition TV ) .
12 The plants that rely on them to do so only open their flowers at night .
13 TEF-1 is present in undifferentiated mouse embryonal carcinoma cells ( 3 ) , and enhancers that rely on TEF-1 binding sites are active as early as the 2-cell stage in mouse development ( 4 , 5 ) .
14 Those sort of problems can create huge difficulties , particularly for non statutory agencies that rely on social security benefits for their very survival .
15 The only parts of this procedure that are not immediately susceptible to practical implementation are those that rely on the assumption of facts about expressions .
16 We strongly support measures to control noisy recreational activities in the countryside , especially those that rely on mechanical aids .
17 Most products used in er manufacturing , whether it 's in pharmaceuticals , food , industry , er all products that rely on , you know being there on time
18 The aim has been to combine the old architecture with new building that relies on traditional materials and a degree of craftsmanship .
19 DEWHIRST , the clothing and toiletries maker that relies on Marks & Spencer for more than 80 p.c. of its sales , increased profits from £3m to £4.1m last year on turnover up 7 p.c. at £130m .
20 Eastern Europe is another area that relies on rock bottom prices to attract the younger element among British skiers .
21 A back strap that is too tight will encourage bulges above and below , and a bra that relies on straps rather than shaping to hold breasts in place can cut grooves in your shoulders .
22 Althusser 's thesis is a version of the social determination of knowledge that relies on the socialization of human subjects into ritual practices .
23 Generally , any mechanism that relies on reactions between specific pairs of medium-sized clusters will be flawed , because their specific presence in the plasma will be too small to account for the high yield of the experiments .
24 The Society is a charity that relies on its members and supporters for its income .
25 They build up a taxonomy that relies on whether the preferences of the electorate are seen as fixed or varying and whether government capability is seen as strategic or responsive .
26 Browning and Browning ( 1983 ) offer a reconciliation that relies on individuals making what Lewis ( 1982 ) calls the ‘ fiscal connection ’ between debt issue now and future general tax payments .
27 But his own energy tax will push up home heating bills and raise the price of petrol in a country that relies on road transport .
28 One might compare the difficulty with that of trying to write rules for how one might indicate to someone of the opposite sex that one finds them attractive ; while psychologists and biologists might make detailed observations and generalisations about how human beings of a particular culture behave in such a situation , most people would rightly feel that studying these generalisations would be no substitute for practical experience , and that relying on a text-book could lead to hilarious consequences .
29 The taxpayer argued that to rely on the substantial omissions from Mr Slade 's tax return as grounds for investigating Mr Kempton 's tax affairs was to imply guilt by association .
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