The spokesperson said that the branches are fairly independent, so this could just be a case of wishful thinking.

As a wife, she's tolerant of her husband's drinking but fairly independent.

That way you can see for yourself how these clouds always interpenetrate each other and yet occasionally act fairly independent.

I started working full time at 44, when my children were old enough to be fairly independent.

Various: several short sources, none of which have much connection to each other, and are fairly independent of the rest of the text.

Each chapter is fairly independent and coordinates activities and projects in its own area.

Until the rise of the Marathas, the state remained fairly independent until 18th century.

The judiciary branch is fairly independent of the other two branches.

They become fairly independent between five to eight months of age and spend only a small percentage of the day with their mothers.

We're more like a large number of loosely connected units, each fairly independent.