Sentence examples for be counted upon at from inspiring English sources
That child may then develop an expectancy that those they are close to cannot truly be counted upon at a time of need.
In fact she could always be counted upon to best us at Jeopardy!
Cynthia, who is meant to be funny in a charming way, can also be counted upon to say something tasteless at the wrong time.
They're not here every day any more, but they can be counted upon to appear every Saturday at this time.
The Great Recession had reminded Carlson that capitalism could be destructive, and that markets could not be counted upon to cure ills like rural unemployment — at least, not quickly enough to help the working-class men who were drifting out of the workforce.
If the unemployment rate remains at about the 10 percent level, the United States can be counted upon to protest before long.
These are the swing states, their electoral votes to be determined by the mysterious swing voter -- that person pollsters count upon not to be counted upon.
Judges may be counted upon to be especially conscious of security requirements in national security cases.
And complain though they might, domestic banks can be counted upon to lap up the debt.
He wields the names as if counting what can be counted upon after months of ghostly displacement by illness and institutions.
