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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In early February, in the aftermath of the executive order, Letitia James, the New York attorney general, published a letter warning hospitals that withholding services on the basis of gender violates state law.
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The landlords are forbidden from harassing the renters on the basis of citizenship as the litigation plays out.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
In October 2024, a U.S. district judge denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on the basis of qualified immunity, which would protect Thompson from being named as a defendant due to his status as a police officer.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The landlords are forbidden from harassing the renters on the basis of citizenship as the litigation plays out.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
In October 2024, a U.S. district judge denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on the basis of qualified immunity, which would protect Thompson from being named as a defendant due to his status as a police officer.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
California state law prohibits discrimination of students based on gender, gender identity and gender expression and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in physical education and athletics.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2025.
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