Some of the very features that contribute to the island's appeal no roads to speak of, communities dependent on ferry service also complicate the effort to rebuild.

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The effect is beginning to be felt in Mexico too, especially in communities most dependent on remittances.

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Communities heavily dependent on defense money will be hit hard by the cuts.

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The company said its machines were set to be used improving roads in rural areas and opening up access in communities that are dependent on farming.

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The issue was raised at First Minister's Question by SNP MSP Adam Ingram, who said hundreds of jobs and the wellbeing of communities in Cumnock and Doon Valley were dependent on SRG.

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These keep us dependent on foreign countries, or tied to power that pollutes our air and water and devastates communities (as in mountaintop removal coal mining).

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