adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
heavily dependent/reliant/influenced
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Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
heavily
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Britainis particularly vulnerable to a financial crisis since it is heavily reliant on the profits of speculation.
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This would mean that the patient is heavily reliant on assembled phonology.
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Observers have pointed to the potential contradictions of a self-help project which is heavily reliant for its continuation on external funding.
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These facts make them more reliant than they should be on the good opinion of their partners.
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The rating firm said that the company is more reliant on its revolving credit lines because of the elimination of commercial paper.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Baseball is still largely reliant on players drafted straight out of high school.
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It was an enormous step for man to cease to be reliant on vegetation, and to add meat to his diet.
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So, why are pandas reliant on bamboo?
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The government wants to change pension savings, making people less reliant on state pensions.
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The rating firm said that the company is more reliant on its revolving credit lines because of the elimination of commercial paper.
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They are not reliant on the approval of others, and anchor their supports deeply within themselves as well as externally.