Reliance
noun
Trust or confidence in something or someone.
She has complete reliance on her own abilities
Often appears as...
- reliance on something
- reliance on someone
noun
The act of depending on someone or something.
Heavy reliance on a single industry can have serious economic risks
Often appears as...
- heavy reliance
- reliance on technology
noun
The state of being dependent for existence on or determined by something else.
Rural communities have a tendency towards close-knit families and mutual reliance
Often appears as...
- mutual reliance
- over-reliance
noun
Belief that someone or something will act in a certain way.
The reliance on the vaccines indicates a trust in science
Often appears as...
- reliance on vaccines
- undue reliance
noun
Trust or confidence in something or someone.
She has complete reliance on her own abilities
Often appears as...
- reliance on something
- reliance on someone
noun
The act of depending on someone or something.
Heavy reliance on a single industry can have serious economic risks
Often appears as...
- heavy reliance
- reliance on technology
noun
The state of being dependent for existence on or determined by something else.
Rural communities have a tendency towards close-knit families and mutual reliance
Often appears as...
- mutual reliance
- over-reliance
noun
Belief that someone or something will act in a certain way.
The reliance on the vaccines indicates a trust in science
Often appears as...
- reliance on vaccines
- undue reliance
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Pro Tip 1/3Personal Empowerment
Reliance can suggest a positive sense of self-trust in one’s abilities.
Her reliance on her coding skills landed her a great job.
Pro Tip 2/3Confidence Indicator
Using 'reliance' shows confidence in the entity one is dependent upon.
Their reliance on their lawyer spoke volumes about his competence.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-interchangeability
'Reliance' conveys a stronger commitment than just trust or belief.
His reliance on her advice made him reconsider the offer.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Empowerment
Reliance can suggest a positive sense of self-trust in one’s abilities.
Her reliance on her coding skills landed her a great job.
Pro Tip 2/3Confidence Indicator
Using 'reliance' shows confidence in the entity one is dependent upon.
Their reliance on their lawyer spoke volumes about his competence.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-interchangeability
'Reliance' conveys a stronger commitment than just trust or belief.
His reliance on her advice made him reconsider the offer.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Empowerment
Reliance can suggest a positive sense of self-trust in one’s abilities.
Her reliance on her coding skills landed her a great job.
Pro Tip 2/3Confidence Indicator
Using 'reliance' shows confidence in the entity one is dependent upon.
Their reliance on their lawyer spoke volumes about his competence.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-interchangeability
'Reliance' conveys a stronger commitment than just trust or belief.
His reliance on her advice made him reconsider the offer.
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
and make people healthy and happy and break a lot of the cycle of, you know, government reliance on food and huge rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity and heart disease because of this low nutritional food base that the government's been feeding us for too long. And we just need to think about how we can adjust and make a better lifestyle.
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The promise of quantum...
Today, one might guess climate change, public health, inequality, but the truth is we don't yet know. What we do know is that supercomputing will have to be part of the solution. For nearly a hundred years, our reliance on high-performance computers
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The true cost of gold - ...
indicating that gold smuggling is happening on a massive scale, without ever being subject to taxes. All of this creates a vicious cycle, forcing a continued reliance on the corporations that helped create the situation in the first place.
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Barry Schwartz: Our loss...
The truth is that there are no incentives that you can devise that are ever going to be smart enough. Any incentive system can be subverted by bad will. We need incentives. People have to make a living. But excessive reliance on incentives
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To listen is to live PIPE...
society or tendency to make us escape loneliness but more critically could our reliance on digital devices mean that we're limiting those moments of silence where in sight an introspection are born the birthplace of innovation if you want
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Esther Perel: The...
We -- this is a time where we try to face our uncertainty by being even more productive. And so we end up working seven days instead of understanding that what really will help us get through this is a sense of mass mutual reliance,
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How Green Hydrogen Could...
And these are just two examples of how we can end our reliance on fossil fuels. The world is turning to green hydrogen because it is effectively coupling those hard-to-decarbonize sectors with green electricity.
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What yoga does to your...
that lack diversity, and the heavy reliance on self-reporting makes results subjective. However, there are some health benefits that have more robust scientific support than others.
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After the Avalanche:...
You need medical? You pray or you figure it out or you get sick or you die. I mean, there is no help, and I was taken by that. The self reliance is something we've lost.
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Welsh Shepherd Dogs at...
sheer mountainside one thing hasn't changed there the Shepards reliance on his oldest companion basic commands for
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
and make people healthy and happy and break a lot of the cycle of, you know, government reliance on food and huge rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity and heart disease because of this low nutritional food base that the government's been feeding us for too long. And we just need to think about how we can adjust and make a better lifestyle.
Video examples
The promise of quantum...
Today, one might guess climate change, public health, inequality, but the truth is we don't yet know. What we do know is that supercomputing will have to be part of the solution. For nearly a hundred years, our reliance on high-performance computers
Video examples
The true cost of gold - ...
indicating that gold smuggling is happening on a massive scale, without ever being subject to taxes. All of this creates a vicious cycle, forcing a continued reliance on the corporations that helped create the situation in the first place.
Video examples
Barry Schwartz: Our loss...
The truth is that there are no incentives that you can devise that are ever going to be smart enough. Any incentive system can be subverted by bad will. We need incentives. People have to make a living. But excessive reliance on incentives
Video examples
To listen is to live PIPE...
society or tendency to make us escape loneliness but more critically could our reliance on digital devices mean that we're limiting those moments of silence where in sight an introspection are born the birthplace of innovation if you want
Video examples
Esther Perel: The...
We -- this is a time where we try to face our uncertainty by being even more productive. And so we end up working seven days instead of understanding that what really will help us get through this is a sense of mass mutual reliance,
Video examples
How Green Hydrogen Could...
And these are just two examples of how we can end our reliance on fossil fuels. The world is turning to green hydrogen because it is effectively coupling those hard-to-decarbonize sectors with green electricity.
Video examples
What yoga does to your...
that lack diversity, and the heavy reliance on self-reporting makes results subjective. However, there are some health benefits that have more robust scientific support than others.
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
You need medical? You pray or you figure it out or you get sick or you die. I mean, there is no help, and I was taken by that. The self reliance is something we've lost.
Video examples
Welsh Shepherd Dogs at...
sheer mountainside one thing hasn't changed there the Shepards reliance on his oldest companion basic commands for
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Tom Vilsack
American Politician
But It doesn't make sense for us to have a continued reliance on a supply of oil where whenever there is unrest in another part of the world, gasoline prices jump up. We need a renewable fuel industry that's more than corn-based, of course, and there are a whole series of great opportunities here.
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Dorothea Dix
American Activist
All my habits through life have been singularly removed from any condition of reliance on others, and the feeling - right or wrong - that aloneness is my proper position has prevailed since my early childhood, no doubt nourished and strengthened by many and quick-following bereavements.
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David A. Clarke, Jr.
American Public Servant
The men and women I work with in law enforcement deal with the consequences of the Democrats' selfish policies to encourage reliance on government, dependency instead of independence, and victimhood instead of the promise of earning your way to financial security.
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Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict.
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Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
Experience shows that the reliance on illegal, immoral, and inhumane interrogation techniques is universally a very poor choice.
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Dayananda Saraswati
Indian Leader
The works of present life are more important that the whole and entire reliance on wholesale blind fate.
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Knute Rockne
American Coach
A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
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Tom Vilsack
American Politician
But It doesn't make sense for us to have a continued reliance on a supply of oil where whenever there is unrest in another part of the world, gasoline prices jump up. We need a renewable fuel industry that's more than corn-based, of course, and there are a whole series of great opportunities here.
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Dorothea Dix
American Activist
All my habits through life have been singularly removed from any condition of reliance on others, and the feeling - right or wrong - that aloneness is my proper position has prevailed since my early childhood, no doubt nourished and strengthened by many and quick-following bereavements.
Quote examples
David A. Clarke, Jr.
American Public Servant
The men and women I work with in law enforcement deal with the consequences of the Democrats' selfish policies to encourage reliance on government, dependency instead of independence, and victimhood instead of the promise of earning your way to financial security.
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Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict.
Quote examples
Iain Duncan Smith
British Politician
Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.
Quote examples
Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.
Quote examples
Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
Experience shows that the reliance on illegal, immoral, and inhumane interrogation techniques is universally a very poor choice.
Quote examples
Dayananda Saraswati
Indian Leader
The works of present life are more important that the whole and entire reliance on wholesale blind fate.
Quote examples
Knute Rockne
American Coach
A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
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