The business about Elspeth-no, she could not believe she'd been fostering dependence in the child, not even unconsciously.

They said the current welfare system fostered dependence by guaranteeing an independent income to young, unmarried mothers.

Remember that doing so tends to foster dependence on the rewards and to make the task even less attractive.

Let's admit that the present system does foster dependence, and let's move to a new system that fosters independence.

Moscow has also used Comecon to cement the bloc, seeking to foster dependence and loyalty by providing assistance, often in the form of inexpensive oil and natural gas.

THROUGH its popular word-processing programs, Microsoft has probably done more than any other company or institution to foster dependence on spelling checkers.

- her objective is to foster dependence and sensitivity to social relationships.

Use of the word dependent alone also should be discouraged because it fosters confusion between physical dependence and psychological dependence, a component of addiction.

It espouses the rejection of purchasing items, using existing systems or existing processes that would foster dependence on established societal structures.

According to Senator Scott, bilingual education fosters dependence on the native language and destroys the youngster's incentive to learn English.