RELIANCE in a Sentence
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21 example sentences for RELIANCE, such as:
1. There was about him now a fine reliance.
2. But her abiding reliance was on Mr. Dick.
3. I have placed reliance upon you, my friend.
4. Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher.
5. The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.
2. But her abiding reliance was on Mr. Dick.
3. I have placed reliance upon you, my friend.
4. Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher.
5. The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of RELIANCE
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reliance
n. certainty based on past experience
n. the state of relying on something
Classic Sentence:
1 On the strength of Darcy's regard, Bingley had the firmest reliance, and of his judgement the highest opinion.
2 His diffidence had prevented his depending on his own judgment in so anxious a case, but his reliance on mine made every thing easy.
3 Jane was not deceived, but she was affected; and though feeling no reliance on her, could not help writing her a much kinder answer than she knew was deserved.
4 That you may begin, in a small way, to have a reliance upon yourself, and to act for yourself,' said my aunt, 'I shall send you upon your trip, alone.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
5 I encouraged him to talk about Sophy, on the way; which he did with a loving reliance on her that I very much admired.
6 But her abiding reliance was on Mr. Dick.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
7 It may be all right, sir, but I have no overweening reliance on the faith of these marquesses, or marquis, as they call themselves.
8 There was about him now a fine reliance.
9 Master George Shelby, who, in the interval, had changed from a boy to a tall young man, was her constant and faithful assistant, and her only reliance in superintending his father's affairs.
10 There was therefore no hope but in passive fortitude, and in that strong reliance on Heaven natural to great and generous characters.
11 Her mind, disposition, opinions, and habits wanted no half-concealment, no self-deception on the present, no reliance on future improvement.
12 I have placed reliance upon you, my friend.
13 Thyself art my witness what a sudden stir she raised of late on the Libyan waters, flinging all the seas to heaven in vain reliance on Aeolus' blasts; this she dared in thy realm.
14 The influence of ancestry, however, is important in helping forward any individual or race, if too much reliance is not placed upon it.
Example Sentence:
1 Heavy reliance on one client is not without risk when building up a business.
2 They continue to preach their gospel of self - reliance.
3 Such learning methods encourage too great a reliance upon the teacher.
4 Too heavy a reliance on a particular market may be dangerous for the company.
5 The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.
6 He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on empirical data.
7 He wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists.