But it is also a handsome plant, a dependable source of cut flowers and very nearly unkillable.
Even if your parents believed in God, they may not have had a personal connection with a dependable source of love.
Though Baker and Daniels were widely reported to have had a difficult relationship, they were a dependable source of comic relief on screen together in the series' seven instalments, including the original trilogy, which was completed by The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).
But in Edin Dzeko they have a player who has proved a dependable source of goals and the Bosnia-Hercegovina striker made the breakthrough just before the hour and swiftly added a second to calm nerves inside Etihad Stadium.
If emerging economies regard the IMF as a dependable source of cash in a crisis, they might be less inclined to insure themselves against trouble by building up huge foreign-exchange reserves as many have done over the past decade.
His proposal of an international fuel bank that would offer a dependable source of nuclear fuel without developing what are essentially new nuclear-weapon capabilities would certainly help stem proliferation.
Not far from Carrefour, at Gaston Magon village, is an encampment where nearly 4,000 people lack a dependable source of drinking water.
There was every reason to anticipate a fine experience: musicians of the Juilliard School are a dependable source of polished, enthusiastic playing.
Starting at a depth of about 1.5 metres (5 feet) below the surface, the temperature is a constant 52 °F (11 °C which makes the earth itself a dependable source of climate control.
But a passion doesn't just plug you into a dependable source of rhapsodic moments each week, it also provides the best kind of happiness: gratification, a lasting sense of fulfillment that the instant mood upgrades can't.
It's a dependable source of surprise, puzzlement, irritation and delight, offering an eclectic mix of rising local talent, offbeat takes on popular culture and notable but not quite household-name artists from all over the world.
