Many governments are keen to reduce dependence on Middle Eastern and Russian oil and gas.
The government will also have to work on diversifying the economy to include other sectors like agriculture to reduce dependence on oil.
Clearly, if the purpose of U.S. biofuel policy was to reduce dependence on petroleum imports, ethanol was at best having very little impact.
An ambitious diversification programme, to reduce dependence on natural resources and hence vulnerability to fluctuations in commodity prices, has been put in place.
Mehmet Talat, whose Republican Turkish Party won nearly a quarter of the vote in the north's last parliamentary election, wants to reduce dependence on Turkey.
Santorum is saying something more like the reverse: If you shore up the family, you will strengthen the social fabric and ultimately reduce dependence on government.
Still, way back in 1979, it revised its objectives to reduce dependence on oil, and its current objectives include energy security, environmental protection, and economic growth.
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Kazakhstan has huge energy reserves that are attractive to neighbouring China as well as to Europe, which is keen to reduce dependence on Russia's oil and gas.
The redoubled effort called for in this report will help reduce dependence on imported oil and spur economic growth in developing countries while minimizing emissions of greenhouse gases.
McCain proposed lifting the ban on offshore drilling last week as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is encouraging candidates to go beyond talk of price gouging and windfall profits and talk about reform that would reduce dependence on foreign oil.
Moreover, an increased adoption of 4G will reduce dependence on its 3G networks, which are under great strain due to the heavy data usage of smartphones such as the iPhone.
The U.S. military has multiple routes to keep supplies delivered to landlocked Afghanistan, and had been working to reduce dependence on supply routes that go through Pakistan before last month border closing.
For years, Brazil and neighbors sought to reduce dependence on the U.S. by fortifying local industries and nurturing a regional market to supply each other with everything from energy to washing machines.
It could be also be argued that the system has so far helped companies to make superficial, time-buying changes rather than the longer-term investments in technology that would allow them to reduce dependence on dirty fuel more fundamentally.
Along the Pacific coast, leaders of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have been working together since 2008 on the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC), promoting cross-border efforts to grow the economy, create jobs, advance clean, renewable energy, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, touted an "Apollo program" -- referring to the 1960s effort that put men on the moon -- that would reduce dependence on foreign oil by more than half and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent.
Success with shale gas will reduce dependence on imports and increase tax revenues, they say, but there is a downside: if it takes off, shale gas will shatter the UK's statutory climate change targets unless the government moves much faster with carbon capture and storage technology.
We think the Senate can vote in the majority for energy proposals that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the pressure on gas prices.
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Much research carried out by the farmers has concentrated on disease and pest control, and has enabled them to reduce their dependence on pesticides.
Selling branded toys and merchandise based on its very popular titles could open up an additional source of revenue, and help Zynga reduce its dependence on Facebook.
We need to reduce our dependence on credit gradually but steadily and with no excuses.
He's talking about investments in alternative energy to reduce our dependence on imported oil.
Zynga has also been trying to reduce its dependence on Facebook by experimenting with various platforms.
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By the turn of the century, the biosphere reserve was seeking to reduce its dependence on bamboo.
One issue everyone agreed upon was a "mutual desire to reduce our dependence on imported oil, " Bush said.
Zynga also hopes to reduce its dependence on Facebook, which currently accounts for a major portion of its revenues.
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BAE, which generates over 40% of its sales in America, needs to reduce its dependence on shrinking defence budgets.
These two projects alone would create thousands of jobs, billions in tax revenue and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
In 1972, Jimmy Carter called for wholesale changes in the behavior of Americans to fundamentally reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
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