on the basis of
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: according to : based on
Students were chosen/selected on the basis of their grades and test scores.
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Kansas City renters and their advocates celebrated last January, cheering as the City Council approved new protections targeting discrimination on the basis of someone’s income or criminal history.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
The regulations require us to determine fair market value on the basis of the price that a willing buyer and a willing seller would agree to.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Lamont recently rejected one offshore wind project on the basis of cost, a decision applauded by Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich, the ranking Republican on the Energy and Technology Committee.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
The court is not willing to make that gamble on the basis of generalized interest by members of Congress, at least not without full briefing and a hearing on the subject.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
The regulations require us to determine fair market value on the basis of the price that a willing buyer and a willing seller would agree to.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Lamont recently rejected one offshore wind project on the basis of cost, a decision applauded by Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich, the ranking Republican on the Energy and Technology Committee.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
The court is not willing to make that gamble on the basis of generalized interest by members of Congress, at least not without full briefing and a hearing on the subject.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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