Sentence examples for it cannot be relied upon from inspiring English sources

Wind power is often criticised for its intermittency, in that it cannot be relied upon to meet the UK's energy needs because the wind does not always blow.

But it cannot be relied upon to bear the costs, or the casualties, which 'doing something' in Kosovo involves.

The situation has led many in the health industry to caution that it cannot be relied upon to keep hiring workers.

In contrast, conservatism's function, Mr. McGovern argues, is "to cling tightly to the past"; it cannot be relied upon for "constructive new ideas" that might lead to a "more just and equitable society or a more peaceful and cooperative world".

While a retirement by Rosberg must be considered probable at some stage, it cannot be relied upon.

1. Renewable systems are reliable, even at night and on windless days: One of the most common fallacies about renewable energy is that it cannot be relied upon to satisfy our electricity demand given that the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow.

The Association of Chief Police Officers agreed that crime figures "simply cannot be relied upon", but did so as if discussing a random weather forecast.

Although the use of PCR for quantification has been uncritically accepted by many scientists, it really cannot be relied upon for quantitative measurements.

For example, the stress index - a mathematical indicator of the inspiratory pressure-volume curve shape over the tidal range [ 7] - can work well enough when the lungs are mechanically uniform and/or are free of their confining chest wall, but it, too, cannot be relied upon when those conditions are not assured.

Dyke's succession is not guaranteed, it has to be passed this summer by the FA Council and its assent cannot be relied upon.

Since that cannot be relied upon, it is safer to go with the herd.