Sentence examples for had depended upon from inspiring English sources

Bill was a friend to the southern black voter, and had depended upon them for years.

The switch was related in part to the end of official patronage, which centuries of artists had depended upon for support.

Madero had depended upon Gen. Victoriano Huerta to command the government's troops, but Huerta conspired with Reyes and Díaz to betray Madero.

Those on the block said that in the past the woman had depended upon people next door for help carrying groceries and shoveling snow, but that those neighbors had since moved.

There was no reminder, in the optimistic and apolitical notion of "development," that industrialization had depended upon slavery and colonial plunder in the past, or that it might lead to environmental disaster in the future.

Local fisherman say it filled the sky with ash and killed the fish they had depended upon for centuries.

Her work has depended upon her social media presence, which has depended upon her laying herself open to the world, with all that this entails.

Stories down the ages have depended upon tension and deferred answers to keep their readers and listeners guessing.

So much has depended upon Nicolas Anelka in the continued absence of Didier Drogba, suspended from European competition, yet the Frenchman is thriving with added responsibility.

In many respects, the treatment of homosexuality through Chinese history has depended upon the actions and instruction of those at the top of the social order.

Unfortunately, I also witnessed a slow, steady decline in the quality of book delivery service that the public has depended upon for over a century.