Collocations for "reliance"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "reliance" in context.
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reliance
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- reliance on [help, references, notes, information]
- reliance on [drugs, medication, medicine, treatment]
- reliance on [financial, family, government] support
- reliance on support from his [mother, teachers, family]
- a child's reliance on her [mother] for [comfort, well-being]
- a reliance on alcohol to [face, tackle, deal with] problems
- an ever-growing reliance on [technology, alternative energy, social media]
- an unhealthy reliance on
- has led to a [growing, worrying, total] reliance (on)
- a reliance on [GPS, apps] to find your way
- need to [reduce, eliminate] the patient's reliance on the drug
'reliance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):