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Ultimately they owe everything they have to the boss. And with the click of a finger, as he has shown in the past, Vladimir Putin can take everything, however influential they may seem, they are ultimately dependent on him.

Tom Burgis

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The fact that we are an energy giant, potentially, and that we can have inexpensive energy here in the United States, that’s also relatively clean and natural gas, gives us so many advantages economically and promises to allow us to resume high-end manufacturing and so forth at lower cost then the rest of the world, and as we learned from COVID, it’s very important that we have here in United States the vital resources that we need and that we’re not dependent on other countries.

William Barr

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

United States helped open the window for Putin to do what he is doing with the idea that he could get away with it because the Europeans would be too dependent on them, and the prices that were being paid to him were helping to fuel his war machine.

William Barr

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We have to take away our dependence on oil. This is one thing that when we talk about getting clean energy in this country everyone says, ‘Oh, here go the environmentalists again,’ This is why we have to get off. It's not sustainable, it makes us dependent on the Middle East. It makes us dependent on places like Russia.

Sara Haines

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That has proven to be catastrophic as the continent became increasingly dependent on Russia for energy imports.

Michael Shellenberger

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When you are in crisis, there is often a lot of awkwardness to figuring out what people can do, it's a lot easier to ask for something on behalf of someone else than to ask for it yourself. Knowing that you can get little bits of support( from many different people) instead of being so dependent on a few individuals gives reassurance without the baggage of feeling dependent or guilty.

Vanessa Bohns

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That's something where they're extremely dependent, not necessarily on Western providers, but on providers that deal in dollars.

Charles Lichfield

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The left has captured the minds of an entire generation of kids, if you’re by default through our education system starting in elementary school, you are getting a lock stock and barrel progressive education that prepares you to be dependent on government.

Pete Hegseth

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Every so often, take a break from what you are doing and give yourself time to recharge. Let your body refresh mentally and physically. Give yourself time to clear the mind and gather your thoughts. Time to really control your emotions, refocus and regroup. Take as must time as you need and reward yourself in the process. Your happiness is dependent on it.

Tristain Shury

added by choozenboy
2 years ago

What dictators like Vladimir Putin got from that was America is willing to be dependent on foreign nations for its energy, America is willing to give up our energy dominance in the world, huge mistake, huge mistake.

Josh Hawley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He canceled pipelines, he stopped oil and gas leases, he imposed new regulations, the effect of it has been to make us no longer energy independent, but, in fact, to make us energy-dependent now on nations like Russia.

Josh Hawley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's very dependent on what it is [ the prosecution ] is trying to bring in, i think most of it should not come in but again if there are specific things related to the charges those may come in as long as they're unrehearsed and not edited.

Lara Yeretsian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Deciding when to transition from renting to first-time buying is largely dependent on stage of life, for young Americans like Gen Z who may have moved home to save money during Covid, renting in a big tech city offers flexibility and relative affordability even as rents recover in these areas.

Danielle Hale

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We don't know. Take The Fed at their word. They're Labor Department data published Thursday dependent, they're not on a pre-set course.

Liz Ann Sonders

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The housing market started 2022 on a strong note, mBA expects solid growth in purchase activity this year, as demographic drivers and the strong economy support housing demand. However, the strength in growth will be dependent on housing inventory growing more rapidly to meet demand.

Joel Kan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

She wasn't her party's first choice, which limited her independence from the start, she is more dependent on the capitals, especially Berlin and Paris. Unfortunately, there is not as much political stability in either as there has been previously.

Julian King

Found on CNN
2 years ago

So my body got dependent on Xanax number one, and number two, I overdosed. I didn't mean to at all. I overdosed on this one medication called propranolol. I took Benadryl with it and for some reason, I ended up in the hospital.

Delilah Belle Hamlin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's like we can't interpret our own body signals. We are becoming very dependent on the technology to actually do that for us, some of the athletes that I coach, you can ask them a simple question like' how did you sleep last night ?' and they can't answer unless they look at the data.

Eoin Whelan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Increasing evidence suggests that the health impact of dairy foods may be more dependent on the type -- such as cheese, yoghurt, milk, and butter -- rather than the fat content, which has raised doubts if avoidance of dairy fats overall is beneficial for cardiovascular health, our study suggests that cutting down on dairy fat or avoiding dairy altogether might not be the best choice for heart health.

Kathy Trieu

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Basically, everything's sort of dependent what happens in the next 48 hours.

John Yarmuth

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There's no rush to recognition, and that will be planned dependent on what steps the Taliban takes, the world will be watching whether they allow for American citizens, whether they allow individuals to leave who want to, and how they treat women and girls around the country.

Jen Psaki

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Please consider evacuating if you are able, especially if you are elderly or dependent on power. That's our main concern here, is the electrical outages... post storm, and if you are going to evacuate, you know that's a responsibility that you take on -- do so as soon as possible. You do not want to be stuck on the road, when the storms impacts arise.

Collin Arnold

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's harder for her to see that when this man is making decisions on details of her life -- details like what she can wear and when she can go to the bathroom, when you're financially dependent on somebody and when that person has systematically weakened all of your other relationships in your life and isolated you... it can be hard to recognize it and change your circumstance.

Sarah Vinson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

An argument can be made that they're [ still ] heavily dependent on the iPhone, i'm still trying to envision what the future looks like and what happens when the smartphone is no longer the center of the universe.

Tom Forte

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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