verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
depend on certain factors
▪ Success depends on certain factors.
depend on/rely on aid
▪ The report stated that some 703,000 people relied on food aid.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ The fee you pay also depends on the present condition of your teeth.
▪ The success of e-commerce applications also depends on the variety and innovativeness of multimedia content and packaging.
▪ All, of course, also depends greatly on your agency.
▪ Attracting business also depends on connecting to information networks.
▪ Your choice of exercise must also depend on your general state of health.
▪ It also depends on the doctor's approach.
▪ The success of any major production overhaul could also depend on the extent to which union agreement is forthcoming.
▪ The issuing of bonds and bills will also depend on the government's monetary policy.
entirely
▪ Glanton's current plans for the Barnes depend entirely on a favourable judgment from the Orphans Court.
▪ Their numbers and size depend entirely on climate, and that climate must be perfect.
▪ Manycommunities depend entirely on glacial meltwater.
▪ In the second class, the jurisdiction depends entirely on the character of the parties.
▪ It will depend entirely on the subject, so be prepared to think laterally!
▪ But the symbolic gesture is likely to be of dubious long-term value and will depend entirely on the personalities and circumstances involved.
▪ The oasis is man-made and depends entirely on the river.
heavily
▪ The starting point is those aims which depend heavily on the particular contribution of DHAs.
▪ This is a complicated process, since what is possible depends heavily on what we believe.
▪ Rural development in the Western Isles periphery depends heavily on finance from the mainland centre.
▪ The poetry of the first four volumes depends heavily on the simile to set the mood of the poem.
▪ The success of such programmes depends heavily on how much part their recipients have in their design and execution.
▪ And in return, legislators depend heavily on the mainstream media for their large-scale financial contributions and favorable press coverage.
▪ The outcome of the interested parties' diplomatic exchanges depended heavily on the course of the fighting.
largely
▪ On the degree of evaporation or reduction to which the tomatoes are subjected the flavour of the sauce very largely depends.
▪ The identification of a metamorphic rock depends largely on recognition of foliation and other textures.
▪ Its success depends largely on its proportions to the accompanying curtains and surroundings.
▪ The differences in opinion depend largely on where economists look for evidence.
▪ Entry to the course, as might be expected, depends largely on auditions.
▪ The number of education administrators employed depends largely on State and local expenditures for education.
▪ As to the duration of the restrictions, what constitutes a reasonable period depends largely on the nature of the business sold.
▪ Patient outcome depends largely on the extracranial disease; the tumour seldom recurs at the site of a clean excision.
much
▪ So much depends on the size of the pet and the way you feel about it.
▪ Much depends on what you want to do with the model.
▪ The decision as to what is best will very much depend on timing.
▪ Of course much depends on how the current high stakes budget negotiations play out.
▪ She needs to have added the caution that much depends upon the reasons why people are vegetarians.
▪ Too much depended on my response, and the possibility of being disappointed was something I did not want to face.
▪ Again, much depends on the sensitivity and commitment of the organizations and professionals involved.
▪ The choice of covering in fact, very much depends on the sort of style you have set yourself.
on
▪ Much depends on whether Neil Fairbrother is fit following a hamstring strain.
▪ The great underlying trend in worker psychology is a sense that the only one you can depend on is yourself.
▪ It all depends on how you're brought up.
▪ The comforts of Cu Chi varied, depending on how much time one spent there.
▪ It all depends on whether you think in human terms or in geological terms.
▪ When just depends on how I adapt.
upon
▪ However, it does depend upon previously independent farmers working together amicably over many years.
▪ The expected revenue from this source was depended upon to help turn back the enemy.
▪ The second one will depend upon how you answer the first.
▪ What lasts depends upon what proves itself in the needs, tastes, and understanding of people who encounter it.
▪ For tonight's event he'd selected William the buzzard, who could be depended upon.
▪ It depends upon many variables such as net charge, type of buffer, time, applied potential difference, etc.
▪ The menu will change depending upon what you click.
▪ Where these seven industries will be located depends upon who organizes the brainpower to capture them.
very
▪ But, as every good gardener knows, healthy plant growth depends very much on the fertility and structure of the soil.
▪ With Drepanocladus it is possible that your success as a grower will depend very much on the geographical origin of the plants.
▪ This depends very much upon the individual, but peer-group support is often invaluable.
▪ This will depend very much on what sort of cook you are.
▪ The Act did not provide a clear answer to this crucial question and it depended very much on the courts.
▪ But this depends very much on your personality.
▪ How useful these data are in revealing anything new about human social relationships depends very much on how we interpret them.
▪ The importance of hyperventilation depends very much on your point of view.
■ NOUN
ability
▪ Much will depend on the ability of the employer to offer you optimum conditions for job satisfaction.
▪ Rather, they are relatively more attentive or less attentive depending on their ability to process information in a certain area.
▪ The F-111s are ageing and their credibility as a deterrent depends upon their ability to penetrate increasingly sophisticated Soviet air defences.
▪ The ability of the state to resolve these crises would depend on the states ability to raise revenue and mobilise public support.
▪ However, effectiveness does depend on managers' ability to use the power they have to encourage others to join in.
▪ The effectiveness of such a legal system depends upon its ability to express the rights, powers and interests of subordinate classes.
▪ In this volatile atmosphere Thaksin's popularity and freedom of action will depend on his ability to achieve quick results.
▪ The future - the very lives - of these children depend on our ability to reach them with vaccines and health education.
answer
▪ On the issue of cost the answer depends very much upon how the costs are calculated.
▪ The answer to that question depends in part on your business.
▪ The answer depends upon the precise nature of price rigidity.
▪ The answer depends on the circumstances.
▪ Here, the answer depends upon whether those unresolved arguments could have been determined otherwise.
▪ A.. The answer depends on whether you plan to draw on this money to supplement your retirement income.
▪ The answer depends in part on arithmetic, and on how far short the Conservatives are of the 326 seats needed.
▪ The answer depends on whether the publication is sponsored by the school as part of the curriculum.
circumstances
▪ Whether or not the employer should pay the excess for a more expensive substitution depends on the circumstances of the case.
▪ The appropriate steps will vary depending upon the clinical circumstances.
▪ The extent to which we commend some one for operating a complex piece of equipment depends on the circumstances.
▪ The answer depends on the circumstances.
▪ Each case must, of course, depend on its circumstances.
▪ Each one, depending on his circumstances at the moment, feels and names the fears that beset him.
▪ Each case depended upon its own circumstances.
▪ This would depend on the circumstances.
degree
▪ Rank-this depends on the degree of metamorphism.
▪ They even went beyond the photogram which, though made without the camera, still depended on a degree of photographic manipulation.
▪ The breeding season lasts from late spring until late summer, depending to some degree upon temperature.
▪ The risks of these complications depend, to some degree, on whether the condition is primary or secondary.
▪ The creation of meaning depends on the degree of match between the language available and the intention of the user.
▪ The other subjects taken depend upon the degree course chosen.
▪ The answer depends, to some degree, on the effectiveness of those who have been active in the intervening years.
extent
▪ The frequency of this monitoring will depend upon the extent and type of surgery.
▪ The degree to which women take power seems to depend on the extent to which the men are absent.
▪ The success of any major production overhaul could also depend on the extent to which union agreement is forthcoming.
▪ The operating system of choice will depend to some extent on which transport highway consumers ride and the user interface they prefer.
▪ The kind of protection that you may require depends to some extent on the status of your employer.
▪ But it all depends on the extent of the injury.
▪ It depends on the extent of the fantasy.
▪ The particular strategy appropriate to the organisation will depend to a large extent on the political and financial circumstances of the organisation.
fact
▪ This will depend on the facts of the case and the words used.
▪ That depends on the facts of the particular situation.
▪ The interpretation depends on the fact that trusts could be set up without addressing the trustee directly.
▪ Answering the second should depend on knowable facts.
▪ Each case will depend on its own facts.
▪ It depends on the fact that standard effects are events which in the most fundamental sense can be explained.
factor
▪ The method used for this process will depend on several factors, mainly the number of copies, the quality and cost.
▪ The fates of these leagues largely will depend on those factors.&038;.
▪ A A separate Measure makes financial provision for them, which depends on factors such as age and length of service.
▪ For example, Texas now gives welfare beneficiaries one to three years to find employment, depending on such factors as education.
▪ The Blazers' depend on the knucklehead factor.
▪ How far they progress depends on many factors, but they will not progress unless given a chance.
▪ This load depends on factors such as where the connection is in the building.
future
▪ Llanthony Priory's future could now depend on the new National Lottery.
▪ The organizations of the future will increasingly depend on the creativity of their members to survive.
▪ But our future as a business depends on us playing a full role in privatisation in whatever form that takes.
▪ Our financial future depends on it!
▪ Britain's industrial future depends on transforming our inventive genius into manufacturing strength.
▪ When finished, I cleaned them as if the future of world hygiene depended upon my attention.
▪ Now we see similar signs elsewhere around the world, and the future of our fisheries depends upon conservation.
▪ Its future will necessarily depend on both suppliers and purchasers.
kind
▪ So much can depend on the kind of expectation on which an arrangement is entered upon.
▪ Your megabytes will vary, depending on the kind of files you have on your hard drive.
▪ The optimal size of the local authority depends on the kind of public good under consideration.
▪ Everything depended on what kind of man the detective would be.
▪ A lot depends on what kind of occasion it is.
▪ How you pay for your holiday shopping depends on the kind of consumer you are, said Hernandez.
▪ Does it depend on what kind of conversation is in progress?
▪ The issue of physical computability depends partly on what kind of question we are proposing to ask of the system.
level
▪ Not unnaturally, the amount of statutory health and social services which individuals receive depends inpart on the level of their need.
▪ The answer depends on which level of court has jurisdiction, or authority to consider the dispute.
▪ For most pensioners their income excludes any social involvement which depends upon a significant level of expenditure. 4.
▪ Overall processing severity depends on the level of halogenated pollutants present in the waste oil.
▪ Advantages of fructosamine are that it does not depend on the haemoglobin level and it will probably be considerably cheaper.
▪ Cost of membership and instruction range from $ 100 to $ 250, depending on initial skill level.
▪ Much depends upon the general level of employment.
▪ In the former the outcome will depend on the level of sales actually achieved.
life
▪ The highest reaches of love and life depend on trust.
▪ After all, his life might depend on it.
▪ Our quality of life depends on the quality of our leaders.
▪ Giving life to that idea depends on every one of us.
▪ Clearly, the life of the forest depends on its fallen trees.
▪ Our business and personal lives depend upon being able to use words successfully.
▪ Their epistemic competence in multiple forms of life depends on the specific marginal discourses at their disposal owing to their specific background.
nature
▪ There are different forms of the request available from the county court depending upon the nature of the action.
▪ Chimps go from small feeding bands to big groups depending on the nature of the food supply.
▪ The answer depends upon the precise nature of price rigidity.
▪ As to the duration of the restrictions, what constitutes a reasonable period depends largely on the nature of the business sold.
▪ The amount of encoding in a header will depend both on the nature and the intended use of the text.
▪ The kind of institution that can best provide the protection depends on the nature of the transaction, an issue discussed later.
▪ Who has such authority will depend on the nature of the particular business and the way in which it is organised.
▪ Whether such conditions exist depends largely on the nature of the soil.
number
▪ The owner of chains of tobacconists, newsagents and convenience stores, its success depends on large numbers of small purchases.
▪ The size and length of an irrigation ditch depend critically on the number of people who use it.
▪ This depends on a huge number of different receptor proteins, each tuned to a different sort of chemical stimulus.
▪ Our example depends on a number of simplifying assumptions.
▪ A reputation for being exclusive is not very useful in a market where success depends on recruiting large numbers.
▪ Which buyouts are cost-effective to each agency depends on a number of factors, but primarily on the employees salary.
▪ This period will vary depending upon the number of redundancies.
▪ Sometimes we are able to rest a little, but it depends on the number of patients on a given day.
size
▪ The real length of time will depend on the size and ripeness of the fruit.
▪ Smaller cars were not affected, with the tax remaining 20 percent to 35 percent, depending on the size.
▪ It is assumed that these are linked not to profit maximisation, but depend on the size of the enterprise.
▪ Brokerages charge commissions from $ 25 to hundreds of dollars, depending on the size of the transaction.
▪ The amount of chocolate needed depends on the size of the moulds you use, and larger moulds need thicker chocolate cases.
▪ Advancement opportunities for construction managers vary depending upon the size and type of company for which one works.
▪ So much depends on the size of the pet and the way you feel about it.
▪ Much depends on the exact size, energy, and location of the impactor.
success
▪ Upon its success might depend the entire future of the company.
▪ It was a risk for Invisible Theatre to choose a work whose success depends on the skill of teenaged actors.
▪ The success of such programmes depends heavily on how much part their recipients have in their design and execution.
▪ The success of these programs depends on a reliable handpump.
▪ But despite the success each battle is a David and Goliath affair and success depends upon the work of a few dedicated people.
▪ Saving and investing success depend on time.
▪ The success of the system depends on the student.
▪ It recently released a list of conditions upon which the round's success depends.
system
▪ In essence, formal systems and procedures depend on local knowledge.
▪ However, the actual policy process in a cabinet system depends on whether there is a coherent majority group in the legislature.
▪ But even Labour v Tories is better than a party-political system which depends on religion, and an accident of birth.
▪ The organization is the framework on which the entire management system depends for efficient operation.
▪ The success of the system depends essentially on the segregation of waste paper for separate collection.
▪ So if your system depends on such centralization, commitment is sure to be a casualty.
▪ The complexity of the system depends on the number of permutations of hose length available.
▪ The operation of point-factor systems depends upon the existence of detailed job descriptions.
type
▪ This device will depend on the type of Internet account.
▪ Job duties vary widely depending upon the type and size of the project.
▪ The nature of the legal requirement depends upon the type of organisation it is.
▪ Prices range from $ 10 to $ 30 depending on the type and model.
▪ The busiest time and peak hours of the reception office will depend on the type of hotel.
▪ It all depends on the type of channel involved.
▪ Each B-cell makes its own specific antibody, depending on the type of intruder to which it is responding.
▪ To some extent that depends on the types of taxes and expenditures that are used to limit income differences.
■ VERB
vary
▪ The number of dates also varies, depending on how busy the track is.
▪ The comforts of Cu Chi varied, depending on how much time one spent there.
▪ Overall the effects of caring obviously vary considerably depending upon the relationship and residential relationship of carer and dependant.
▪ Your megabytes will vary, depending on the kind of files you have on your hard drive.
▪ As the name suggests, the amount you pay varies depending on the movement in interest rates.
▪ Advancement opportunities for construction managers vary depending upon the size and type of company for which one works.
▪ The calculation will, of course, vary, depending upon the plaintiff's circumstances and the nature of the new accommodation.
▪ Use fees will vary depending on the facility.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "Are you going to apply for that job?" "Well, it depends."
▪ I might not be able to go to France - it depends how much it costs.
▪ The amount I earn depends on the kind of work I'm doing.
▪ We still don't know whether we'll have to move to a new house or not - it all depends.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Consumers may find prices higher or lower than average, depending on where they buy gas.
▪ It depends very much on the units you choose.
▪ Just how high rents will rise depends on location.
▪ Newco's options depend on these factors, as well as on the time available and the financial strength of the vendor.
▪ The appropriate steps will vary depending upon the clinical circumstances.
▪ The differences in opinion depend largely on where economists look for evidence.
▪ The length of time spent in hospital depends on the method used, but it can be as little as one day.
▪ What happens depends upon what both prisoners do, and neither knows what the other has done.