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The phrase "a situation of dependency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a circumstance where one party relies on another for support or resources.
Example: "In a situation of dependency, the smaller company often struggles to maintain its independence from the larger corporation."
Alternatives: "a state of reliance" or "a condition of dependence."
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The process of population ageing is steadily increasing the number of elderly persons in a situation of dependency, with the over 65s representing three quarters of the total number of dependent persons.
Critics argue that neocolonialism operates through the investments of multinational corporations that, while enriching a few in underdeveloped countries, keep those countries as a whole in a situation of dependency; such investments also serve to cultivate underdeveloped countries as reservoirs of cheap labour and raw materials.
It could be estimated that almost a million and a half elderly persons are in a situation of dependency in Spain, of whom more than 200,000 have absolute dependency and more than 400,000 serious dependency [ 4].
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A person in a situation of multiple dependency can be compelled to commit a crime without physical force".
"It is essential to understand the real situation of the person who finds themselves without documents, without friends or family or a situation of heavy dependency, even for food.
Where "Frownland" is a story of degradation, "American Honey" is a story of at least partial liberation — a struggle for independence in a situation of utter dependency — and Arnold's attention to the particulars of sales is the most absorbing and imaginative thing in the film.
A person in a situation of multiple dependency can be compelled to commit a crime without physical force". Chandran says that one of the problems is that the legal defence of duress, where someone commits a crime because of a threat to their life, is rarely the right response for a victim of trafficking.
Françoise de Graffigny (Lettres d'une Péruvienne [1747; Letters of a Peruvian Princess]), Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni, and Isabelle de Charrière use the popular epistolary form of the novel to allow their heroines to voice the pain and distress of a situation of unremitting dependency.
Interviewees from both perceived a situation of negative dependency for the EU (See Personal Interview 2), with an interviewee from DG Energy explaining that with regard to energy policy, 'the overlapping objectives are mutually reinforcing in terms of maintaining both priorities high on the agenda of EU and constituent members' (See Personal Interview 3).
The aim of this study is to Know the possible effects of the benefits provided by this Act in regards to the mental health, the quality of life and use of health services by the family caregivers assisting their relatives in situation of dependency.
This ageing process is steadily increasing the number of persons in situations of dependency, with the over 65s comprising three quarters of the total number of dependent persons (despite studies claiming that most basic activities of daily living are maintained beyond the age of 73 [ 3]).
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a context of dependency
a situation of kin
a pattern of dependency
a portrait of dependency
a bond of dependency
a relationship of dependency
a level of dependency
a danger of dependency
a web of dependency
a sense of dependency
a cycle of dependency
a life of dependency
a game of dependency
a state of dependency
a year of dependency
a system of dependency
a culture of dependency
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