Dependency has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Be careful! Affective dependency is not synonym for love! | |
| 2. | Careful! Emotional dependency is not synonymous with love! | |
| 3. | Drugs can cause both dependency and tolerance. | |
| 4. | Algeria needs to get rid of its dependency on oil. | |
| 5. | Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. | |
| 6. | If governments impose green tax hikes and the costly measures on transportation, home heating, power generation and lifestyles that scientists say are needed to lower emissions and to shift economies away from dependency on fossil fuels, they risk prompting a backlash, largely from middle-class and lower-income workers, as well as pensioners who can ill afford to bear the expense. |