dependence
Example Sentences
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But if China’s dependence on Iran is limited, Iran’s dependence on China isn’t.
From Barron's
Middle East tensions pose challenges to Japan’s trade balance, DBS’s economics team said, given the country’s significant dependence on the region for crude oil.
And due to America’s aging, overtaxed electrical grid and our continuing dependence on fossil fuels, we likely won’t soon see the kind of five-minute charging now making its debut in China.
Italy faces one of the largest price increases in part because of its higher dependence on Qatari liquefied natural gas.
Francis said the long-term answer was moving away from dependence on fossil fuels and greater use of alternative heating sources such as heat pumps and heat networks.
From BBC
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