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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rely .
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Examples
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The label relies more heavily on in-store events than print advertising to build brand awareness.
Can Shopping be Fun Again? Cathy Yan 2010
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Rather, the title relies on what Capcom calls "focus cut-scenes" -- hold down the D-Pad near an event and the camera will shift and pan picturesquely onto a gargantuan Akrid as it crawls over a building and prepares an attack.
IGN PS3 2010
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Halperin relies on an unnamed Schwarzenegger aide and three other anonymous sources to detail a strategy now taking shape to stir up grassroots support for altering the Constitution to allow non-natives to pursue the presidency.
Schwarzenegger’s presidential ambitions Steven E. Levingston 2010
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Obomsawin relies heavily on Kasper's own letters and writings to chronicle her tale, and adopts a minimalist style very similar to Girard's, no doubt in order to better portray Hauser's childlike state of mind.
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Holtz-Eakin relies on a shoddy study that he put together for the American Family Business Foundation that falsely claims that an estate tax repeal would create 1.5 million jobs (which he upped to 2 million in the interview).
Wonk Room » Bloomberg News Finds Holtz-Eakin’s Shoddy Research ‘Very Impressive’ 2009
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WHEREAS, the City of New Britain relies heavily on Federal money to provide services to its residents; and
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Well, 90% of humour in English relies on the fact that a lot of words have two meanings.
Downfall Director Enjoys the Pervasive Comedy Meme Featuring His Film | /Film 2010
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The current way we have structured this bargain relies on the motivations of media professionals.
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WHEREAS, the City of New Britain relies heavily on Federal money to provide services to its residents; and
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If Great Britain relies on her over-sea possessions to do that for her and to cooperate with her, I can see no reason why the destinies of the British Empire should not continue, and that for ages and for generations yet unborn, we, should have a united British Empire -- that we should be able to speak with any enemy in the gate.
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