Examples of self-reliant

• Whereas some commentators warned of neo-liberal retrenchment, others praised the new chances for self-reliant marketdriven provision.

• In a way, this self-reliant tendency was indicative of the experimental attitude and desire to dissociate from conservatism.

• Attention to physical cleanliness was very important, with many being proud and self-reliant.

• The findings suggest that patients who engage in all-or-nothing behaviour attempt to be self-reliant when ill rather than impose on others.

• The most intractable food security situations usually need to be improved in situ, following self-reliant strategies that minimize input-dependence.

• The vision of a perfectly self-reliant, 'sustainable' city that is a selfcontained entity is an unachievable and simplistic ideal.

• One is expected to strive to remain independent and self-reliant and not place undue demands on others.

• Forrester was the only art teacher, a self-reliant man, independent in thought and action.