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Example sentences for: relying

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The blind worship of the fabulous Fed chairman, who was just nominated for another term, means that: 1) if he does make a mistake it will be terribly magnified; and 2) investors are boosting stock prices to absurd levels because they are relying on Greenspan to tell them when they've gone too far.
"We will not be relying on the good will of a rogue state to allow inspectors onto its territory," the three leaders write.
Having declared Wolf insubstantial and impotent, her detractors again reverse course, accusing Gore of relying too heavily on her for guidance and a definition of himself.
In a lawsuit, you are relying on established rights that the king had laid down; the jurors used to be 12 men from the community who were "familiar" with the subject and who, when shown or told what the statute said, could make a fair decision and resolve the controversy.
Relying solely on one's own knowledge can be dangerous—witness Johnson's definition of pastern —so one must always check and double-check; but that is not a difficult matter if citation material is available, and there are usually other books or specialists one can consult.