dependence
Example Sentences
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“Originally, the relationship is defined by hierarchy and necessity and then there’s this complicated dependence that bounds them together for life.”
From Los Angeles Times
Such dependence means any short-term shift away from gas is likely to reinforce an energy system that is already built around coal, experts say.
From BBC
Meanwhile, China continues the construction of hundreds of coal-burning plants to reduce its own dependence on Middle East energy.
The crisis has again thrown Europe’s dependence on other countries for energy imports into stark relief.
He had pointed to Japan's and other Asian economies' dependence on fuel from the Middle East as reason for them to get involved.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
