1.   Analysts say Rockwell is seen as a high-technology company shedding its dependence on Cold War defense spending.

2.   As private enterprise spreads and markets open to real competition from domestic and foreign companies alike, tens of millions of Chinese are shedding their dependence on the state.

3.   He promised to continue luring new industries to West Virginia, which is rapidly shedding its dependence on coal mining and other natural resources.

4.   They still question whether Swedish voters have truly shed their dependence on the nanny state.

5.   The ferry link was forged last year as part of a push by the southern tier of former Soviet republics to shed their dependence on Russia for trade.

6.   Having shed their dependence on world superpowers for economic and political leadership, the ASEAN states are increasingly taking the lead in policy-making in their own region.