Word: dependence
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...will on wayward local authorities in a whole range of crucial areas. If the central government can't stop the sale of Gucci knock-off handbags around the corner from its own enforcement office, how can they stop factories poisoning the drinking water tens of millions of its citizens depend on a thousand miles away? It's a scary thought for the Chinese and the outside world...
...years of this work, I went to law school, because I wanted to understand how the law should work for those in need. I became a civil rights lawyer, and taught constitutional law, and after a time, I came to understand that our cherished rights of liberty and equality depend on the active participation of an awakened electorate. It was with these ideas in mind that I arrived in this capital city as a state Senator...
...Harvard’s helmswoman through one of the most dramatic changes in its history: the expansion in Allston. The 50-year Allston Master Plan, released last month, roughly outlines plans for the University’s great undertaking, but the success of the implementation to follow will largely depend on the effectiveness of Harvard’s new president and the leaders she appoints...
...Both outside and within the Harvard bubble, patients’ lives depend on blood, bone marrow, and organ donations. Unfortunately, the supply of these donations doesn’t keep up with their demand; while only a small number of individuals make the choice to donate, many will accept such donations when their own lives are at stake. It’s easy to be complacent until forced to take notice...
Every three seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion, and each day about 35,000 pints of donated blood are used. Because blood lasts only about 40 days, doctors and patients depend on a steady supply from donors—a supply that sometimes runs short, especially during national disasters, summer, and the winter holidays. Donating blood at Harvard is relatively easy; the college hosts four blood drives a year at which students can come in, get a quick physical examination, give blood, eat snacks, and leave, all within an hour...