The commonest argument now made against contraceptives is that they are not absolutely safe, that is, absolutely to be relied upon, that they will not prevent in absolutely every case.
I had relied on finding some atmosphere at the moon and on the resistance of this atmosphere to [v]gravitation as affording me a chance to land in safety.
It may be added that in traveling thus late through the forest, Cedric and Athelstane relied on their descent and character as well as their courage.
James still called on Frederick to withdraw from Bohemia, and relied in such a case on the joint efforts of England and Spain for a re-establishment of peace.
What he relied on was not the soldier, but the judge.
My father relied upon that timber to meet the debt of one thousand dollars which rested upon the place.
He was a carefully educated scholar and progressive in his ideas, but he relied upon quiet labor and carefully prepared arguments.
In every speech he had an object in view; and even when he was without hope for Hungary in the near future, he yet announced and advocated doctrines and truths on which he relied for the political regeneration of Europe.
Didst thou think I should, upon so delicate a point, have been thus careless had I not relied in perfect security on my wife's virtue and my own deserts?
And have the peasantry dared such a deed On their own charge without their nobles' aid-- Reliedso much on their own proper strength?
Which is, perhaps, more to be relied on than that of your men of character.
For the rest, he concluded, he relied upon the loyalty of the leading nobility, among whom he knew many who were sincere in their attachment both to their religion and their king.
Are his good intentions to be relied upon; and is it expedient to confide so much weight and power to one person--even were he the best of men?
In proposing or setting up a moral state, the moral law is relied upon as a real power, and free-will is drawn into the realm of causes, where all hangs together mutually with stringent necessity and rigidity.
Oh, well and truly Didst thou say, father, I reliedtoo much On my own heart.
The device of the joint-stock fund had been increasingly relied upon by English adventurers as they sought the means for financing more distant and more expensive ventures.
There is no chemical antidote to this poison which can be relied upon.
At each condensation a flash of light is perceived, which is the test relied on.
Such usury as was practised relied entirely on the land and the anticipated agricultural produce of the land.
Of late, the number of these had much diminished; and they now relied chiefly on hired men, or engages.
If uranium and thorium are really primary elements, however, the analogy relied on may be misleading; at least, it is obviously incomplete.
It has become a standard chart of Mars, and while it would be rash to contend for absence of errors it appears certain that the trend of the principal canals may be relied on, as, also, the general features of the planet's surface.
Possibly they had not meant him to escape--possibly they had relied on his coming too late or on the futility of his warning.
Your majesty is aware that I am careful in making distinct assertions, and that I possess means of information which may always be relied on.
The water supply may perhaps be obtained at a sufficient pressure from the local water-works company, then, probably, a force pump will not be required, but the pressure that can always be relied upon should be known.
They relied in fact wholly on their fleet for their existence.
Hartley, a player who chiefly relied on the accuracy of his return without frequent resort to the volley.
To which Mr. Weed responded that he was, and thought the article might be relied on where pork was cheaper than dogs.
It was upon Mr. Lamon that Mr. Lincoln and his friends relied to see him safely to the National Capitol, when it became necessary at Harrisburg to choose one companion for the rest of the journey.
Such passages are very frequent throughout the writings of the Fathers, but we may give as examples two, which are most frequentlyrelied on by socialists.
In fact it is not at all improbable that Grant wholly relied upon the two division commanders at the front, particularly Sherman, to keep him posted as to the movements of the hostile army.
How was it with General Sherman, who had the advance on the right, and was probably more relied upon by Grant and Halleck than was Prentiss?
Her parents said she might do so, for they relied on her great discretion that she would make such use of it as would always redound to her honour and advantage.
Brutus relied on his good fame and virtues against the many splendid exploits of Cassius in his Parthian campaigns.
About seven we arrived at Santos, and as we were provided with a letter of introduction to a judge, and another to a merchant, we relied on a kinder welcome than we had met with on our first visit, the more so as we came from S.
However, in the present case, I relied entirely upon my own discretion, being apprehensive he would not approve of my design, as he was very cautious and deliberate.
For the disposition of your judges is as hard to fathom as uncertain, and as little to be relied on as that of soils and seasons.
Where a dressing is reliedupon by some practitioners on account of the warmth it gives, others, even in identical cases, will depend upon the effects of cold.
Although this test is certain for horn thinned to the quick, it is not to be relied upon with thick horn, the outside of which may be practically healthy and char black, while its underlying surface may be cankered.
He relied upon his skill in leading up to any particular subject of which he required information, and sooner or later his wishes were gratified.
Without them he was like a ship without a rudder, and having implicitly relied upon them in his previous adventures, he realised his helplessness.
The Middlemarch mercer waited for an opportunity of engaging Mr. Rigg in conversation: there was no knowing how many pairs of legs the new proprietor might require hose for, and profits were more to be relied on than legacies.
His skill was relied on by many paying patients, but he always regarded himself as a failure: he had not done what he once meant to do.
Lydgate relied much on the psychological difference between what for the sake of variety I will call goose and gander: especially on the innate submissiveness of the goose as beautifully corresponding to the strength of the gander.
Here the old man's eyes gleamed with a curiously mingled satisfaction in the consciousness that this smart young fellow relied upon him, and that the smart young fellow was rather a fool for doing so.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "relied" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
