heavy dependence

collocation in English

meaningsofheavyanddependence

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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dependence
noun[S or U]
uk
/dɪˈpen.dəns/us
/dɪˈpen.dəns/
the situation in which you need something or someone all the time, especially in order to continue existing ...
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(Definition ofheavyanddependencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This had serious effects on the economy because of itsheavydependenceon imported intermediate and capital goods.
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There is aheavydependenceon large companies.
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There is a veryheavydependenceon one particular fuel.
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Overall, the high failure rates of different temporary methods raise concern about theheavydependenceon these methods in the national programme.
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The points to note are the structure of the extra terms and theheavydependenceon the computed variables and their gradients.
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Would he excludeheavydependenceon agricultural employment,heavydependenceon employment in declining industrial activities or a persistently high rate of unemployment and net outward migration?
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Yet he stressed cultural tradition's part in sustaining this adaptation, and itsheavydependenceupon the wife's skill at defusing inter-male jealousies which could yield maladaptive conflict.
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Given thisheavydependenceon the local resource base, it is natural to inquire how, if at all, households respond to any degradation of this resource base.
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There isheavydependenceon the industries concerned, and restructuring is essential.
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The background is one of high unemployment in the district, withheavydependenceon a single industry.
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The region's economy is distinctive in itsheavydependenceon metal-using industries and, of course, vehicle manufacturing.
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Until it does, we shall see the continuation of the tragic and very expensive results ofheavydependenceon nicotine.
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There is still veryheavydependence, in terms of the percentage of the manpower in that area, on two basic industries, coalmining and shipbuilding.
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The final folly of the national business rate is that it produces aheavydependenceof local government on central government funding.
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It may be that it has a peculiar economy with itsheavydependenceupon a single export and the importance of imports.
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First, it led toheavydependenceby particular parts of the country on certain basic industries—especially coal, steel, shipbuilding and heavy engineering.
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The government encouraged domestic production of soybeans to lessen theheavydependenceon soybean imports.
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But this creates aheavydependencebetween the image pixels and its adaptive palette.
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Due account is taken of the need for the industry to recover its research and development costs, given the industry’sheavydependenceon innovation for its further competitiveness.
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In the review of the map the problems and needs of all areas, including areas withheavydependenceon a particular sector, will be carefully considered.
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There is, however, local concern because of theheavydependenceof the area on a few large industries, notably steel, the aircraft industry and synthetic yarn.
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Theheavydependenceon obsolescent heavy industry and mining was a central problem, and no one offered workable solutions.
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The causation goes in the opposite direction: conflicts and bad policies created theheavydependenceon exports of natural resources.
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Heavydependenceon petroleum revenue continues, but industry and agriculture now account for a larger share of economic activity.
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