Synonym: confide, count on, depend on, trust. Similar words: barely, rely on, severely, entirely, relatively, relax, barrel, relate. Meaning: [rɪ'laɪ] v. have confidence or faith in.
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121. Conventional solar cells rely on silicon crystals, and energy conversion is around 10 percent.
122. Scott and Andrew Forman rely on magnification and a computer to help them publish Connections.
123. Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs.
124. The builder could no longer rely on eye alone; the Renaissance was a time for an order based on detailed knowledge.
125. Whereabouts in the model would damage cause a patient to have to rely on the non-lexical procedure for reading?
126. There's no need to feel guilty if you do use baby foods but try not to rely on them.
127. Both the workplace environment and domestic circumstances can cause a build-up of stress which can drive people to rely on drink.
128. Nevertheless,[sentencedict.com] many Third World countries still rely heavily on selling raw material commodities as their principal source of income.
129. Unfortunately some solutions rely on structural changes for effect, but these don't always have to involve vast expense.
130. If evolutionary progress had had to rely on single-step selection, it would never have got anywhere.
131. Therefore, they rely on large server computers on a network.
132. Serious rely on the frequent antiques fairs because of the big selection.
133. Newspapers welcome with open arms a regular, efficient news service on which they can rely.
134. It is for this reason that a seller will usually be unable to rely on an exclusion clause printed on a receipt.
135. Two departments rely mainly on a single source for their forecasts with perhaps slight alterations to incorporate their own views.
136. I receive no Arts Council funding or similar, don't receive paid advertising and rely on competition entry fees and subscriptions.
137. But the depth of experience on which children can rely when they encounter a new topic varies from one topic to another.
137. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
138. The notes are not backed by any collateral; rather, they rely on the high credit rating of the issuing corporation.
139. Other self-defeating organizations rely on insincere optimism and empty slogans to mask an inner sense of desperation.
140. The appointments committees increasingly rely on recommendations from senior colleagues in the field.
141. If we intend to rely upon questionable metaphysical assumptions, that should at least be explicit, and open to negotiated change.
142. Organised self-help groups also rely on the beneficial effects of talking and discussion.
143. The burden of proof is on the person seeking to rely on the clause.
144. The farmers who have undoubtedly profited from producing heavier crops of higher-yielding varieties that rely on nitrates also share the blame.
145. Other criticisms of pluralist democratic theory rely less on epistemological differences and more on inconsistencies and omissions.
146. Carrying spare batteries could be a cheaper option to fast charging and all chargers rely on a power point anyway.
147. Many cancers rely on collagenase to break down collagen in connective tissues.
148. He implies that pay and conditions for personal assistants rely on the exploitation of staff for their cost-effectiveness.
149. They too are going to nest and they will rely on puffin meat to feed their chicks.
150. Should any relative complain, the doctor may rely upon the directive as justifying his actions.