Word: dependance
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...doctors were just as upset as their U.S. colleagues over the premature publicity given the drug and the false hopes that might be aroused. But one thing made them happy: if the drug proves really valuable, Spain can make it cheaply in any amount, and will not have to depend on hard-to-get imports...
...commissioner could be--and doubtless would be--considered prima facie evidence against the bookseller. On the evidence that the bookseller had been warned of a book's libelousness, the court could judge him guilty. Such subtle suppression is dangerous the bookseller cannot read all books and therefore must depend on the state for advice. In so doing, however, the seller cannot determine whether the state's advice is accurate or even just grounds to remove a particular book from the stands. But even more serious, the state can threaten the seller with legal action if he does not comply...
...become engulfed in the vast areas of China," he continued, and "few adventures could be less successful or fruitful than for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to plunge on to the mainland." As a closing shot, he said: "The prospects of a truce being reached and respected in Korea will depend to a large extent upon the unity between Great Britain and the U.S.," on "all who seek to weaken or divide us being repulsed and condemned as they will be tonight...
Just as many labor contracts are tied to the Bureau of Labor Statistics index of consumers' prices, so billions of dollars worth of business contracts are tied to the BLS wholesale price index. Frequently, the delivered prices of new ships, houses, engines, etc. depend upon the fluctuations of this index from the time they were ordered...
...University can persuade qualified men to accept positions as Senior Tutor. Although no University duty is particularly easy, the Senior Tutor's job will be particularly difficult for several years at least. Why? Because the position is new, and whatever importance it achieves--or fails to achieve--will depend on how well those who undertake its obligations fulfill them...