Example sentences of "depended on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That we are dealing with a privileged élite goes without saying ; as also that it depended on the institution of domestic service . |
| 2 | Although he hinted , without saying it explicitly , that German reunification could mean East Germany becoming part of the EC , he argued that this depended on the Twelve prospering and developing . |
| 3 | During his time as Colonial Secretary he had established the measured steps towards independence for all Britain 's dependent peoples , the speed of which depended on the current state of development in each territory . |
| 4 | Everything depended on the man 's and the woman 's obedience . |
| 5 | He depended on the integrity of the professional . |
| 6 | In Egypt , where everything depended on the Nile , the coronation of a new pharaoh was often postponed until a new beginning in the cycle of nature provided a propitious starting-point for his reign . |
| 7 | On the other hand , by the time of Herodotus and Thucydides life in the polis did not consist of isolated episodes covering heroes but depended on the continuity of institutions , laws , contracts , and expectations . |
| 8 | Each of these overlapped with the other ; each depended on the other for either illustration , evidence , or knowledge , and each reinforced the other , providing both an individual and a collective logic and coherence . |
| 9 | It also depended on the promotion of the belief that free markets are both economically efficient and socially just — and in crucial respects local government stood in the way of such promotion . |
| 10 | All this depended on the fact that the Romans were for the first time in the law of succession experiencing an ‘ open ’ system . |
| 11 | Where a trust had validly been set up ( which depended on the solvency of the settlor ) , the subsequent insolvency of trustees or beneficiaries was irrelevant to its continuance . |
| 12 | Again , in discussing punctuated equilibria ( much or the initial impact of which depended on the assertion that Darwin had got things wrong ) it is not until after several pages that we are told ‘ It is at this stage entertaining to realise ’ that Darwin ‘ anticipated the present debate ’ . |
| 13 | There seems to be no particular reason why the idea should not have cropped up earlier ( or indeed , later ) but , according to Bethe , its practical implementation could probably not have been much advanced because this depended on the development of high-speed computers and highly efficient fission triggers ; neither of these requirements could have been met at the beginning of 1950 . |
| 14 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 15 | Everything depended on the weather and if your luck was out the hired man 's time could be up and not much hay in . |
| 16 | At that time , like Wordsworth , he had no career , and depended on the generosity of friends ; he had planned to live quietly in the country , but by the middle of 1797 was already beginning to get bored with rural solitude . |
| 17 | Well might they have done , since not merely England but probably William 's future authority back in Normandy depended on the outcome . |
| 18 | Buffaloes were generally stronger , but there was no necessary difference in their value , which depended on the size , strength , age and health of the individual animal . |
| 19 | As she raised her little hammer to tap on the table , she wondered suddenly why the Advent had actually sent a reporter — they usually depended on the publicity secretary to supply them with a report . |
| 20 | As a Marxist , he had no faith in the superstructure of art , convinced that it depended on the structure of production . |
| 21 | Finally , this firm ( C ) depended on the patronage of certain key land and estate agents who acted as brokers for clients and cases . |
| 22 | The amount of coupons needed for each garment depended on the amount of material and labour involved in its manufacture . |
| 23 | Edward III 's orchestration of support for the war was skilful and successful , yet fundamentally he depended on the co-operation of the nobility , who recruited and led the contract armies that became increasingly important as the war continued . |
| 24 | But for the most part , later eleventh-century castellans had contrived to convert their homage into little more than a symbol of deference and willingness to perform service ; the implications that their castle and office were enjoyed purely by delegation , that their duty lay in exercising powers and privileges only for the benefit of their lord , were swiftly transmuted into something much less rigid ; exactly what depended on the prince 's powers and proximity . |
| 25 | In 1770/71 Lagrange set about analysing the various methods then known for dealing with the general equations of degrees 2 , 3 , 4 and he found that they all depended on the same general principle ( see Section 5.2 ) . |
| 26 | The great ecclesiastical towns lived on the churches and monasteries — perhaps a twentieth of the population of Valladolid depended on the Church — while soup and bread doles from the episcopal palaces and monasteries were an important element in the budget of the urban poor . |
| 27 | The offence was created by the Larceny Act 1901 in order to provide for cases of dishonest misappropriation which were not covered by larceny ( in particular because there was no taking ) or embezzlement ( because the offender was not a clerk or servant ) or by other statutory offences of fraudulent conversion which depended on the offender being in a special position , for example a trustee . |
| 28 | This produced a no-arbitrage band which depended on the status and tax position of the arbitrageur . |
| 29 | But er I should say myself that er it all depended on the man really you know in a way did n't it , either one way or th other . |
| 30 | ‘ I said it depended on the circumstances , ’ Nicholson repeated irritably . |