continued reliance on

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meaningsofcontinued,relianceandon

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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/us
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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reliance
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈlaɪ.əns/us
/rɪˈlaɪ.əns/
the state of depending on or trusting in something ...
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on
preposition
uk
/ɒn/us
/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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Acontinuedrelianceon hospitals and advanced technologies does little to address health inequities or to improve population health.
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Under the circumstances,continuedrelianceon own-farm subsistence production represents a vital safety net.
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Great iron railroad bridges and new brick spinning mills collapsed, with immediate implications for the state's infrastructure-building project and itscontinuedrelianceon 'western knowledge'.
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There is little support across the industry forcontinuedrelianceon self-regulation, which would not restore or maintain public confidence in the industry.
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First, there is the long-term sustainability of continuing rises in environmental standards, price controls and the companies'continuedrelianceon borrowing to fund investment.
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I accept that, looking beyond the 1970s, acontinuedrelianceon the flat rate would not stand the strain.
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Nor, however, iscontinuedrelianceon grant aid.
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Continuedrelianceon the many agencies, all of which take pride in their contribution, produces a service that is second to none in the world.
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Continuedrelianceon voluntary saving will do some good if it shows that the desired results cannot be achieved by mere appeals for economy.
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But the final period of study will include an up-to-date reappraisal of the tunnel as an alternative tocontinuedrelianceon other forms of transport.
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Overall, the rail-only tunnel would have little or no economic advantage overcontinuedrelianceon developing sea and air services, and might prove rather more expensive.
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Key problems were the inability to transfer technology from research to production andcontinuedrelianceon hand labor.
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The region'scontinuedrelianceon agriculture kept wages low, and the cotton market did not recover.
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In the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the county'scontinuedrelianceon agriculture slowed its development.
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The countryscontinuedrelianceon oil revenue is of particular concern.
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