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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Nominees are evaluated on the basis of academic success and leadership accomplishments, as well as the likelihood of becoming public service leaders.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Russia has sought to maintain good ties with both sides in the conflict, but has said a settlement in the Middle East is only possible on the basis of a two-state solution.
—Reuters, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Rather, the influencers who extol offal’s virtues seem to do so on the basis of its nutrient density.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
But endowments have legal obligations to go toward certain university funds and cannot be moved around on the basis of the institution’s needs.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Russia has sought to maintain good ties with both sides in the conflict, but has said a settlement in the Middle East is only possible on the basis of a two-state solution.
—Reuters, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Rather, the influencers who extol offal’s virtues seem to do so on the basis of its nutrient density.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
But endowments have legal obligations to go toward certain university funds and cannot be moved around on the basis of the institution’s needs.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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