increased dependence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseanddependence
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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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 ofincreaseanddependencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This will lead, in turn, toincreaseddependenceon alternative manuring practices.
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Vulnerability to floods would increase withincreaseddependenceon well-functioning irrigation infrastructure.
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The emphasis of youth citizenship is on self-responsibility, which in reality may meanincreaseddependenceon family support.
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Thus, early diastolic left ventricularfillingis impaired with redistribution of filling to late diastole andincreaseddependenceon atrial systole.
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The bulk of the changing pattern of oil imports has been due toincreaseddependenceon alternative energy imports.
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This will meanincreaseddependenceon the social services.
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Is thatincreaseddependencedesirable on economic or social grounds?
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Increaseddependenceupon the centre, as well as a heightened sense of the border contributed to the development of national identity.
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I am worried about theincreaseddependenceof the private system on state funding.
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What does it imply, if it is not, in respect ofincreaseddependenceon imported products?
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Lower wages meanincreaseddependenceon benefits for those who are in work.
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However, we have never stated that we are committed to anincreaseddependenceon coal—that is wrong.
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Payment of inadequate pensions would lead toincreaseddependenceon supplementary benefit which would run counter to our aim of lifting pensioners off supplementary benefit.
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But 18-year olds are past the age of majority and families do not always claim, so theincreaseddependencewill be deeply resented.
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For much of my constituency, public transport simply will never be a feasible option, leading to anincreaseddependenceon the private car.
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Furthermore, the growth in demand in the transport sector is causingincreaseddependenceon oil- or natural gas-producing third countries.
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Theincreaseddependencethat modern society places on information technology suggests that misuse is destined to become more widespread in the future.
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There might also be anincreaseddependenceon imported oil, with all the implications for security and the balance of payments which that entails.
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An unintended consequence was theincreaseddependenceon migratory, especially foreign, labor.
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This is consistent with anincreaseddependenceon the eukaryotic host after forming an endosymbiosis.
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Due toincreaseddependenceon them and their access to wealth, men are valued more.
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Theincreaseddependenceof nations on each other, the fact that no country can deal with its unemployed on its own, has altered the whole situation.
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That would be wrong and inconsistent with our policy of work incentives, because it would create problems ofincreaseddependenceon benefit and increased poverty traps.
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Theincreaseddependenceupon technology has led to these notifications becoming more frequent and, as a result, causing more interruptions in the work place.
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However, suchincreaseddependenceon a compensating species places additional stress on the ecosystem and often enhances its susceptibility to subsequent disturbance.
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