But Dr Walther has also shown that even if there were no such time-dependence, it would still be possible to get false results.

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Shuffling destroyed this time-dependence.

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The data above provide only a point-in-time snapshot of American dependence on government.

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It could be also be argued that the system has so far helped companies to make superficial, time-buying changes rather than the longer-term investments in technology that would allow them to reduce dependence on dirty fuel more fundamentally.

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That would be the case if the nation were finally impelled to do the one practical, near-term and affordable thing that would, over time, dramatically reduce our dependence on oil: Wean the U.S. automotive fleet from its current, almost complete reliance on petroleum-derived gasoline.

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Thus, from an end-September 2008 level of 21 percent dependence on government financing, in two years time the dependence increased by 3 percent points to 24 percent.

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It takes time, effort, and a conscious commitment to be counter-cultural but it is possible to conquer a dependence on processed food and massive quantities.

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The latest edition of the Economist magazine dubbed France "the time bomb at the heart of Europe", claiming it had an under-competitive economy and over-dependence on government spending.

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