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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Also note that if your partner earns more than £21.40 the adult dependants increase will not be payable for her or him.
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However, you do not receive an increment for any week when you or a dependant are receiving another national insurance benefit.
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She has no dependants and is now ineligible for advice and assistance.
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The employers pay the whole cost of the benefits for employees and their dependants.
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The word dependant will not be used in this way as a noun.
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They would be able to claim benefit in their own right and for their husbands as their dependants.
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Your life expectancy is another consideration, as is that of your partner and any dependants.