on the basis of
idiom
: according to : based on
Students were chosen/selected on the basis of their grades and test scores.
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Gascón announced his recommendation more than a year after the brothers’ lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition asking to have their convictions reversed on the basis of new evidence, and after a review by the Los Angeles District Attorney's office's Resentencing Unit.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by the federal government, federal contractors, and—in its Section 504—by any organizations or employers that receive federal funds.
—Sarah Szilagy, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
In the 1980s, Black and Latino officers often complained of being given lower scores by their training officers on the basis of their race.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
In the United States, a 2008 law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act protects against discrimination by employers and health insurers on the basis of genetic data, but gaps in it exempt providers of life, disability, and long-term-care insurance from such restrictions.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by the federal government, federal contractors, and—in its Section 504—by any organizations or employers that receive federal funds.
—Sarah Szilagy, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
In the 1980s, Black and Latino officers often complained of being given lower scores by their training officers on the basis of their race.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
In the United States, a 2008 law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act protects against discrimination by employers and health insurers on the basis of genetic data, but gaps in it exempt providers of life, disability, and long-term-care insurance from such restrictions.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
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“On the basis of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20basis%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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