The word "overdependence" is a correct and usable word in written English
It is most commonly used to describe the state of relying too much on something, such as a person or an idea. For example, "The company's overdependence on a single supplier is proving to be a major issue."
As a late bloomer, Mr Nilekani argues, India can avoid mistakes made by early industrialisers, such as an overdependence on fossil fuels and unsustainable pension policies.
Pension funds are being pushed by consultants into hedge funds to reduce their overdependence on shares and as an alternative to low-yielding bonds.
But it still faces an exceptionally tricky transition from overdependence on the state.From hulls to high-techWith republicans and unionists now sharing devolved power at Stormont, and Britain's coffers depleted, Northern Ireland is grappling with the first cut to its grant from London: not a huge cut 6.9% over four years but few doubt that bigger ones are coming.
Cheap loans encourage an overdependence on bank lending and hinder the development of capital markets.
To reduce overdependence on the mining sector, which supplied most of the country's foreign earnings, the World Bank and other international agencies urged Zambia to develop alternative sources of revenue, including tourism and agriculture.
There has in the past been overdependence on agriculture and petroleum, but the efforts of state and local officials to attract new forms of industry as well as tourism have shown some success.
Since the 1970s Louisiana's economy has often sputtered, a reflection of its overdependence on the oil industry, which has tended to tie the state to boom-and-bust cycles.
Sheathbills (Chionididae) inhabit Antarctic regions, where overdependence on one type of food may be disastrous.
The crisis not only exposed the overdependence of Thailand on foreign capital but also focused attention on the consequences of unequal development and on weaknesses in several sectors of the economy.
The region experienced environmental problems in the late 20th century that were due to the effects of rapid agricultural development, overdependence on irrigation, and the effects of Soviet nuclear-weapons testing in some areas.
The faltering economy was due in part to the energy crisis that had originated in the early 1970s as a result of the country's overdependence on foreign oil.
