Synonym: addiction, dependance, dependency, habituation. Similar words: independence, interdependence, declaration of independence, independent agency, independent, dependent, be independent of, interdependent. Meaning: [-dəns] n. 1. lack of independence or self-sufficiency 2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs).
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31. Dependence was imposed and the rest is history and green beans, cotton tee-shirts, patronage, and serfdom.
32. The greater its dependence on others, the less its ability to issue credible threats or to mobilise for sustained hostilities.
33. But other changes, especially economic ones, have tended to increase their dependence on their families.
34. The result for the middle-class child was an increased state of dependence, longer than that experienced by the previous generation.
35. Such integration did not, however, mean identity of interest. Mutual dependence also contained the seeds of conflict.
36. Physiological dependence on benzodiazepines can occur and is accompanied by a withdrawal syndrome.
37. The 830s offer two particularly clear examples of aristocratic dependence.
38. The argument for the pre-emption thesis proceeds from another, which I shall call the dependence thesis.
39. The U.S. needs to reduce its dependence on insecure foreign oil supplies.
40. The themes of dependence and danger are ubiquitous in Semai life and are intricately intertwined.
41. It is particularly susceptible to external control leading to dependence rather than internal growth.
42. The dependence thesis does not claim that authorities always act for dependent reasons, but merely that they should do so.
43. Three myths can be identified: the myth of unalterable dependence, the myth of independence, and the myth of hope.
44. Non-readers show a greater dependence on television for political information.
45. This brings dependence on those who fix the price on the international market.
46. Moreover, the growing dependence of local government on central grants that so concerned the Layfield Committee has been reversed.
47. We depend upon it completely ... and our dependence makes us so vulnerable to its dark side.
48. Accordingly, contractual obligations are not limited to agreements, but extend to cases of mutual reliance and financial dependence.
49. Whitelegg said that any less severe measures would fail to break the cycle of dependence on road transport and consequent congestion.
50. When two parties live in harmony, neither makes much fuss and mutual dependence may pass unobserved.
51. This gave both parties greater flexibility, while increasing their dependence on money.
52. Fromm connects the fear of abandonment with the frustration arising from a necessary dependence upon others.
53. In a way, it has to be put down to mutual dependence.
54. That final dependence may be experienced as distressing or peaceful, but it is not socially problematic.
55. These figures, which are not untypical, underline a school's dependence upon parental and non-state support.
56. Another consequence of the war and economic crisis has been an increasing dependence on external aid.
57. She admits her dependence on the other and remains in a state of receptive responsiveness to the desire of the other.
58. A modern statue of a shepherd carrying a ram on his shoulders symbolizes the place's dependence on the wool trade.
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59. Presumably, this is a politically expedient decision; but how long can this car dependence be sustained?
60. Childebert's legislation is remarkable not only for its range, but also for its clear dependence on Roman Law.
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