From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishreliantre‧li‧ant /rɪˈlaɪənt/ ●○○AWL adjectiveNEEDdependent on someone or somethingreliant on/upon
Most companies are now reliant on computer technology. →self-reliantExamples from the Corpusreliant• So, why are pandasreliant on bamboo?• The ratingfirm said that the company is more reliant on its revolvingcreditlines because of the elimination of commercialpaper.• Baseball is still largely reliant on playersdraftedstraight out of high school.• The government wants to change pensionsavings, making people less reliant on state pensions.• They are not reliant on the approval of others, and anchor their supports deeply within themselves as well as externally.• It was an enormousstep for man to cease to be reliant on vegetation, and to addmeat to his diet.reliant on/upon• This would mean that the patient is heavily reliant onassembledphonology.• The rating firm said the company is more reliant on its revolving credit lines because of the elimination of commercial paper.• Lanskoi, the minister, had moved into the reformistcamp and become reliant on Nikolai Miliutin.• Countries not so reliant onoil because of lack of industrialdevelopment can be hardhit indirectly.• The government wants to change pension savings, making people less reliant on state pensions.• They are not reliant on the approval of others, and anchor their supports deeply within themselves as well as externally.• It is now an island, accessible only by helicopter or boat, and wholly reliant on the outside world for food.• They fearscrapping the system could mean ruin for small clubsreliant on the sale of players to survive.
