But if the UUP had a revenue stream which was not dependent on holding ministerial office would it make them more likely to flirt with the idea of opposition?

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All design, manufacturing, marketing, sales, finance and back-office activities are dependent on information technology.

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That Staples varies its prices dependent on your distance to an Office Depot is the very argument in favour of allowing the big box stores like WalMart to set up where ever.

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Understand how dependent critical business applications and processes are on particular office productivity application vs. a particular file format.

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The Foreign Office reckons that 90, 000 jobs are dependent on arms exports.

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During orientation, Tuck's career-services office advises international students on which companies might hire visa-dependent students, and provides pointers on happy hour mingling and the importance of a firm handshake.

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When the government decided to replace the Post Office Department with the U.S. Postal Service in 1971, it exchanged a taxpayer-dependent bureaucracy with a government-owned business that was supposed to rely on the sale of postage, mail products, and services for revenue.

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