Example sentences of "rely on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( I obviously rely on her very much for this . ) |
| 2 | Both rely on something lost being found , a sheep in the first parable and a silver coin in the second . |
| 3 | Thus we can see that there is a broad variety of approaches which we may group under the heading of ‘ natural law theories ’ because they all rely on something other than state law to constitute the valid rules of a legal system . |
| 4 | rely on me . |
| 5 | Whatever the activity , I still see this as the old style … it 's teacher-led from that point of view in that they rely on me to start them off and I mean it 's almost as if I stand there with a gun and say ‘ Go ! ’ |
| 6 | I rely on everybody else , but she has to rely on me for her food and comfort . |
| 7 | To appreciate the remoteness of this morsel of land , one must set sail from Santiago , strike west into the great Pacific , and rely on one 's navigational skills . |
| 8 | I rely on him entirely . |
| 9 | ‘ I rely on him for information . |
| 10 | Wycliffe said : ‘ Could anyone who knew your cousin 's habits rely on him taking the same walk at approximately the same time each night ? ’ |
| 11 | According to Berkeley , however , finite extension is not infinitely divisible , and any problems and questions which rely on its being so are spurious . |
| 12 | Its impact is limited by the strength of the Government which generally can control its own supporters and rely on its majority in the Commons . |
| 13 | Erm and so the army was left in a position where all it could do really was rely on its own history . |
| 14 | But , in principle , there are ways of understanding the social world which dispense with individuals , at least as prime movers , and ways of explaining it which rely on them . |
| 15 | The plants that rely on them to do so only open their flowers at night . |
| 16 | Try , therefore , to pick out the cases that are most apt for your argument , and rely on them . |
| 17 | That those kinds of women make everyone need them and rely on them , so they foster an array of — of emotional cripples around them . |
| 18 | The drivers represent ICI and we rely on them — we have to work together . ’ |
| 19 | If the stretches of river you fish for chub are those featureless , barren reaches , with hardly any changes in the pace of the current , or depth ; no vegetation ; where everything is much of a muchness , then you are unlucky in that the only way you can locate fish is to fish for them , or rely on what other anglers can tell you . |
| 20 | The basic claim of the Principle is plausible enough : in constructing a fictional universe we rely on what we know about the actual world unless instructed otherwise . |
| 21 | We met her under various guises throughout the islands : with the Bugis pirates in the Moluccas , where we cast offerings into her whirlpool ; and amongst the tribesfolk of Sumba who rely on her signal in the form of the one night each year when Sumba 's beaches briefly swarm with red sea-worm — to initiate their deadly war-sport between lance-throwing armies of mounted warriors . |
| 22 | It happens in the musical world that conductors sometimes rely on their performers to do their work for them ; it is currently happening rather too often in the field of ‘ early music ’ . |
| 23 | As many mothers rely on their partners for childcare , they often work out-of-sight , nil-promotion night shifts . |
| 24 | ‘ Dolphins rely on their oil channels for precise echolocation but sound still impinges on all parts of their bodies with the same high energy and turns every inch into a functional sound receptor . |
| 25 | Our report about the sheep farmer of the year category of the 1991 Agricultural Awards focuses on the aims of three flockmasters whose family farms rely on their expertise . |
| 26 | ( Many of you suggested that OAPs and the handicapped who rely on their dogs should pay a smaller amount . ) |
| 27 | They are content to leave it to the building society , or they rely on their own judgement . |
| 28 | In particular , many companies rely on their bankers ' advice on the type of finance appropriate for particular circumstances , even though the adviser may also be the supplier of the funds . |
| 29 | But Ernst & Young , Deloitte & Touche and KPMG Peat Marwick , all of which rely on their auditing and accounting for over 50% of total earnings , saw revenue fall in real terms . |
| 30 | Many companies rely on their continuing financial support , but this support is rarely assured for any distance into the future . |