Eventually, they relied on cannibalism to supply much of their need for protein, archeologists say.

We cannot rely on Russia to supply much of the gas we need.

Some rely on relatives to supply them with special foods.

It has now become the world's largest energy consumer but relies on coal to supply about 70% of its energy needs.

But they still rely on the utilities to supply accurate and complete data about problems in their own infrastructure.

Result: the U.S. is forced to rely on foreign countries to supply its armed forces.

Lincoln Savings, like most others, relies on an outside mutual fund company to supply its investment products, and then gets a cut of the sales.

And as the skiing season approaches, you can rely on them to supply first-class winter warmers.

Farmers today rely too heavily on fertilizers to supply their crops with the needed nutrients.

We rely on borrowing from foreigners to supply us with much of the funds needed to finance our economic growth.