noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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The literary implications of economic dependence must be observed.
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In the first case, therefore, the woman has had to shift her economic dependence from her husband to the state.
financial
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Accordingly, contractual obligations are not limited to agreements, but extend to cases of mutual reliance and financial dependence .
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For most of the women, paid work had been a route out of the family and domestic and financial dependence .
great
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Greenpeace is deeply concerned that this development will lead to monopoly control over genetic resources and an even greater dependence on herbicides.
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Can energy efficiency and a greater dependence on natural gas cut carbon emissions sufficiently on their own?
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The greater its dependence on others, the less its ability to issue credible threats or to mobilise for sustained hostilities.
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Non-readers show a greater dependence on television for political information.
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And the woman, because of her great dependence , is usually the loser.
heavy
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In political terms this failure forced heavy dependence on indirect revenue sources.
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Thus, humans' heavy dependence on present sources of electric power has many undesirable aspects.
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The heavy dependence on foreign technical assistance has had many disadvantages.
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This confirms that both countries feel troubled by their heavy dependence on oil.
mutual
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But it was a remarkable demonstration of allied unity and mutual dependence .
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The relationship between general practitioners and district health authorities needs to be explicitly recognised as one of mutual dependence rather than competition.
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Such integration did not, however, mean identity of interest. Mutual dependence also contained the seeds of conflict.
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If anything a mutual dependence was growing.
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The mutual dependence of profitability and growth, as we will see, makes the assessment of management motivation particularly problematical.
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In a way, it has to be put down to mutual dependence .
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The meal, like a ritual communion, had confirmed the curious, unspoken, mutual dependence which bound them.
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When two parties live in harmony, neither makes much fuss and mutual dependence may pass unobserved.
physical
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That first post-natal subservience, bred of physical dependence , was too ingrained ever to be totally eradicated.
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Short-term treatment is not associated with significant tolerance or physical dependence .
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Where extreme physical dependence is present, every aspect of daily living has to be planned and managed.
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Dependence Tolerance and withdrawal are the classic signs of physical dependence on a drug.
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Morphine and Valium, for example, regularly produce physical dependence .
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These demographic variables are experienced in addition to high levels of physical dependence , frailty and mental health problems.
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The newborn child can suffer from physical dependence , withdrawal symptoms or even serious birth defects.
total
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If he was exploited by landowners and the merchant and artisan classes, this did not result in total dependence on them.
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For example, the total dependence on imported equipment in all the plants magnified the consequences of a broken sewing machine.
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Most people dread dependence and have no understanding of the very limited extent of total dependence in old age.
■ NOUN
alcohol
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Most people make the change from occasional social drinking to alcohol dependence gradually.
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Studies of twins and of alcohol-dependent patients point to an inherited vulnerability to alcohol dependence , too.
drug
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His father says that David accepts the sentence, and is getting treatment for his drug dependence .
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You can get treatment for drug dependence , mostly as an outpatient.
temperature
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The method has been used to study the frequency and temperature dependence of viscoelastic moduli for many years.
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This increased temperature dependence can not be explained merely by additional carbon conduction, as graphite conduction is nearly independent of temperature.
■ VERB
increase
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This gave both parties greater flexibility, while increasing their dependence on money.
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The Reagan New Federalism also signalled an increased dependence of urban areas on state government.
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But it also had the effect of increasing dependence .
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What the officials of these states ignore is that the age of fetishism is over, and importing military hardware increases dependence .
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But other changes, especially economic ones, have tended to increase their dependence on their families.
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Logistical problems of corporations operating outside their home countries increase this dependence .
reduce
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Engineers could also reduce their dependence on strategically important metals by redesigning components.
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The main priorities are: A comprehensive transportation study with a view to reducing the level of dependence on private cars.
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Though originally encouraged to reduce their dependence on civil servants, the soldiers could not govern alone.
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Treatment was aimed to reduce Maria's dependence on the bottle by providing it only at bedtime and in the morning.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dependence on alcohol can have a serious effect on your relationships and career.
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The clinic treats people affected by drug dependence .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dependence Tolerance and withdrawal are the classic signs of physical dependence on a drug.
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Can energy efficiency and a greater dependence on natural gas cut carbon emissions sufficiently on their own?
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Other topics on which findings are ambiguous are the effects on leisure activity, crime, and degree of dependence on parents.
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The meal, like a ritual communion, had confirmed the curious, unspoken, mutual dependence which bound them.
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Their mutual dependence was destroying Luke as much as her.
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There is a lot of leadership that comes out of fear, dependence , and guilt.