dependent
Example Sentences
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Europe also remains dependent on oil from the Middle East, where ships have been blocked and sometimes targeted by Iranian strikes.
From Barron's
Cyrille Poirier-Coutansais, director of the research department at the French Navy's Centre for Strategic Studies, agreed that China is particularly dependent upon oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's
“In some cases it actually worked, but not with Brazil since it’s no longer dependent on the U.S.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Unlike Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have operational bypass pipelines, Iran’s Goreh-Jask pipeline has seen minimal usage, leaving Tehran almost entirely dependent on the Strait for its own exports.”
“Whether or not Chuck realizes it or not,” he said, “there is so much dependent on him and the mountain.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
