Sentence examples for dependent on business from inspiring English sources

The bank has become increasingly dependent on business outside its traditional lending operations.

Fewer flights could translate into higher fares and less competition, and New York is dependent on business travel and tourism.

Airline profits can lag other economic indicators, particularly when they are highly dependent on business travel, as British Airways' results are.

Many luxury hotels in other major cities are also expecting a difficult summer, since they are more dependent on business travelers and on visitors who arrive by plane.

Chi Vy Ngo, an owner, said the restaurant had been heavily dependent on business from the World Trade Center, and on takeout orders picked up by car.

Even along Israel's urbane Mediterranean coast, largely insulated from the violence and more dependent on business travelers than religious visitors, hotels and restaurants are hurting.

Both housing economies are overly dependent on one business sector and a few bad quarters on Wall Street or a tech bust would cause them to slump.

"If you look at the surviving, long-term companies, they are companies that aren't dependent on one business or enterprise," Mr. Johnson said.

"At the same time, Exxon has reduced its dependence on consumer sales, and the company is much more dependent on business-to-business sales than it was 20 years ago".

Executives of The Wall Street Journal and its parent, Dow Jones & Company, are exploring the addition of a Saturday paper to its weekday schedule, as they seek to become more competitive journalistically and to broaden an advertising base heavily dependent on business-related advertising.

Some critics fear they are too dependent on businesses that shoulder part of the costs in exchange for priority access.