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The phrase "a dependant for" is not correct in standard written English; it should be "a dependent on." You can use "a dependent on" when referring to someone who relies on another person for support, typically in financial or emotional contexts.
Example: "As a single parent, I have a child who is a dependent on my income."
Alternatives: "a reliant on" or "someone who depends on."
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For some families, a member staying a full-time student, therefore a dependant, for two more years, would be enough to kibosh any thoughts of higher education.
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Like other trailing spouses, QT had applied for a dependant visa, normally granted to the husbands and wives of expatriates working in Hong Kong.
"Magistrates can use their discretion to not enforce a driving ban if doing so would cause exceptional hardship, such as losing a job or the ability to care for a dependant.
It is found that the aging factor is time dependant for concrete with mineral admixtures.
Lubrication was found not to be concentration dependant for HA formulations, but concentration was key for DPCC lubrication (100 mg ml−1 reduced friction by only 15.9%).
mRNA levels were maximally suppressed in samples transfected with the corresponding miRNA (marked with the arrows), indicating knockdown was sequence dependant for the respective mRNA target species.
The rapid release or influx of Ca2+ into the cytosol has been coupled to a number of key physiological processes including regulated exocytosis and apical organelle discharge and these processes have been previously shown to be intracellular calcium dependant for C. parvum [38].
‡ Participants were classified as having impaired mobility if they were dependant for at least one activity of the Rosow and Breslau scale.
In our patient, not only did eculizumab allow immediate cessation of three times weekly PEX, it also resulted in renal recovery and allowed discontinuation of dialysis despite being dialysis dependant for 4 months before eculizumab therapy.
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