Harvests are dependent on the weather, and short-term changes in demand are out of kilter with the long-term investments needed to boost supplies of metals and oil.

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First, India is still far too dependent on the vagaries of the weather.

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The weather function is dependent on space assets.

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Or it would mention weather conditions that were dependent on what was happening in the real world - such as replacing the phrase "it's sunny outside" with "it's raining".

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The state-owned weather forecasters are keen to cash in, but they remain heavily dependent on their governments.

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