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

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Time Warner faces risks especially because of its notable dependence on premium cable network HBO that boasts of new movie releases and original programming.

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This time Mexico, too, faces economic weakness, because of its close dependence on the slowing economy in the United States.

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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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But at the same time let's not take attention away from the major issue of removing our dependence on fossil fuels.

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There's an awful lot of dependence on Tanni to be the flagbearer and it's time for the younger ones to step up.

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At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing.

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But there is also a real risk that Western concessions in such areas as trade, arms control and regional settlements -- actions ostensibly taken to accelerate a Soviet reform process -- may serve instead dangerously to increase Western dependence on the future stability and good will of the Soviet Union at a time when the Soviet Union's future is increasingly unpredictable.

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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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