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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Don’t set yourself up for failure by choosing your agent on the basis of anything but their character, skills, and expertise in your marketplace.
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Frederick Peters, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
According to the lawsuit, Carter filed a complaint with OCR in 2022 alleging discrimination on the basis of race after her children’s school district, the Demopolis City Schools, twice banned Carter from school district property.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
Admission was doled out on the basis of whim and choler.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Joel Hand, a lobbyist for the Indiana Coalition for Public Education, said Indiana ended the practice of electing the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the basis of removing politics from education.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Frederick Peters, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
According to the lawsuit, Carter filed a complaint with OCR in 2022 alleging discrimination on the basis of race after her children’s school district, the Demopolis City Schools, twice banned Carter from school district property.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025
Admission was doled out on the basis of whim and choler.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Joel Hand, a lobbyist for the Indiana Coalition for Public Education, said Indiana ended the practice of electing the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the basis of removing politics from education.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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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 25 Mar. 2025.
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