Dependent as they are on politicians for much of their funding, scientists have little choice but to comply.

科学家们很大程度上依赖于政客们的资助，他们别无选择，只能服从。

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As his political stature has shrunk, he has grown correspondingly more dependent on the army.

随着政治声望不断降低，他相应地变得更依赖于军队了。

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Children as young as ten are becoming dependent on social media for their sense of self-worth, a major study warned.

一项重大研究警告称，10岁的孩子开始依赖社交媒体来获得自我价值感。

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But contained in the strategy are many unknowns and as Mr.Brown said, he is also dependent on the decisions of others.

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They became more self-sufficient, less dependent on other people as rated by themselves and as rated by their family members.

变得更加自立，更少依懒他们，不论是他们自己,还是家庭成员的评估都是如此。

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A economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region's poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food.

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Dependent as they are on Arab oil, these potential allies cannot be expected to vote with Israel in the UN General Assembly.

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Highly dependent as they are on stocks and asset inflation for their income, the gentry are not likely to object to the administration's coddling of large financial institutions.

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Marconi's top executives had always insisted that it was going to be spared the worst of the telecoms meltdown, because its products were at the high end of the market, and because it was not so heavily dependent as its rivals on the American market.

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