total reliance on
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftotal,relianceandon
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total
adjective
uk/ˈtəʊ.təl/us/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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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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Their efforts gradually changed their financial bases fromtotalrelianceon state resources to having more diversified resources.
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There is nowtotalrelianceon the market.
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One has noticed his almosttotalrelianceupon civil servants on certain occasions.
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It would be folly to placetotalrelianceon fossil fuels, notably coal.
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We should not rule out for some producers the possibility of direct aid rather thantotalrelianceon end prices.
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The almosttotalrelianceon integration has simply not been backed up with the necessary resources.
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Above all, we have been fully open with information about the disease and have placedtotalrelianceon independent scientific advice.
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There is almost atotalrelianceon extremely volatile foreign money.
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One of the first things that we could do would be to curb ourtotalrelianceon market forces.
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Do not let us go further down this road at the end of which liestotalrelianceon nuclear forces.
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The assumptions slotted in behind just in time, which have created an almosttotalrelianceon road distribution, are the problem.
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Totalrelianceon mirrors by motor cyclists to be aware of following traffic is inadvisable.
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Atotalrelianceon private sector providers and on just-in-time supply could end in disaster.
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There will not betotalrelianceon it, because the nuclear threshold must not be lowered.
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Totalrelianceon public finance faces politicians inevitably with a question that they cannot answer.
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Does this mean that almosttotalrelianceis placed on relieving pain by drug treatment, with little hope of effecting a cure?
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That recognises that the outcome of atotalrelianceon market value would be unpredictable, and would not always be in the landowner's interests.
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There has been a shift fromtotalrelianceon the nuclear deterrent.
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The economic front shows atotalrelianceon the oil sector, difficulty in attracting foreign and even domestic investment, and lack of job creation opportunities.
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