Sentence examples for were relied from inspiring English sources
verb
Or , formerly also with To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend.
Cautiousness in speech was encouraged; licentious expressions were discouraged; and long-established teachings were relied upon for shaping character.
Instead, corporate sponsors including Coca-Cola, which supplied over $300 million—and television rights were relied upon to defray costs.
They urged the same topics, and referred to the same authorities, as were relied on by Mr. Shadwell in Loveridge v. Cooper.
Such of the advertisements as were relied upon were marked, by order of the court, in blue pencil, during the argument to the jury.
With the junior Anthony Mason Jr., the Red Storm's leading returning scorer, out with a sprained ankle, the freshmen were relied upon heavily.
The documents were prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department and were relied upon by the C.I.A. as assurance that their methods were legal.
Instead workers were relying on absentee ballots.
It is not to be relied upon.
Here, the pollsters cannot be relied upon.
