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In some disciplines it is becoming difficult to find academic scientists who are not in some way
dependent
on corporate support.
Europe cannot remain forever
dependent
on the US, especially over European problems.
Elsewhere, however, the effects were catastrophic – nowhere more so than in the Soviet Union, whose economy was heavily
dependent
on petroleum exports.
The real risk lies in countries that are heavily
dependent
on oil.
These countries are not only
dependent
on oil exports; they also rely heavily on imports.
Only four trials, with 373 patients, could provide data on death or dependency (becoming
dependent
on others for activities of daily living).
In addition, price fluctuations throughout that decade were huge, with dire effects on sub-Saharan African and other developing countries that were largely
dependent
on commodities for export earnings.
Western Europe and Japan, both of which are almost entirely
dependent
on external supplies of oil and gas, have done somewhat better.
Fortunately, larger companies are now less
dependent
on bank credit than they were in the past, thanks to a well-developed market for commercial paper that in effect bypasses traditional bank loans.
Moreover, smaller and mid-sized companies – some of them highly innovative – play a larger role in economic life nowadays but, with no access to the capital markets, remain
dependent
on banks.
If there is one exception, it is the automobile industry, which is heavily
dependent
on open borders with the US.
That the US remains
dependent
on China to buy billions of dollars worth of Treasury bonds every week to finance its yawning budget deficit is a sign of shifting global financial power – which China is sure to use for political gain in the years ahead.
If asset-price bubbles develop, balance sheets may look sound individually, but the entire network of interlinked asset-liability structures will become increasingly
dependent
on overvalued collateral, and thus vulnerable to financial contagion.
On the contrary, both Trinamool and Samajwadi stand to benefit from having a government in New Delhi that is
dependent
on their goodwill.
The negative shock adversely impacts the non-tradable sector, which is large (roughly two-thirds of an advanced economy) and wholly
dependent
on domestic demand.
But a vulnerable economy
dependent
on external credit has only helped increase pressure on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
China’s economic growth may slow as its exports to the US and Europe weaken, but it is less
dependent
on these markets than most people assume.
Here, the key concern is that the current recovery is too
dependent
on low interest rates: if borrowing costs rise, the periphery’s debtor countries would suffer.
The legitimacy of their autocratic systems is almost entirely
dependent
on their success in delivering rapid economic growth.
Indeed, some countries are
dependent
on this income flow.
In East Africa, where millions of people already are
dependent
on food aid, a sharp rise in the cost of staple crops looms.
Greece will be
dependent
upon foreign aid for essential imports such as petroleum and food.
Similarly, migrants in Germany are equally or less
dependent
on social services relative to native citizens.
Germany is not only much closer physically to Russia; it is also much more
dependent
on Russia in terms of energy security.
As a result, the Soviet economy became even more
dependent
on resource revenues, making it extremely vulnerable to price fluctuations in international commodity markets.
Now Germany, along with Spain, is focusing on renewables like wind and solar – but remains highly
dependent
on fossil fuels when there is no wind or sun.
Our trucking industry - 5000 mostly family-owned trucks - is largely
dependent
on this trade.
The problems bedeviling the industry include pollution from emissions, increasing competition (particularly from communications technology, which has made business travel less necessary), air traffic control delays and inefficiencies, expanding noise restrictions, safety and security concerns, and an overall business environment highly
dependent
on fuel prices.
Trump may have reason to think he could win; after all, China is more
dependent
on exports to the US than the US is on exports to China, which gives the US an advantage.
Instead of becoming more modern, agriculture remained as
dependent
as ever on erratic monsoon rains and became even more volatile in its production.
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