Example sentences of "be [vb pp] only [prep] the basis " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even these can be criticized only upon the basis of other assumptions . |
| 2 | But Malebranche rejected various parts of Descartes 's proof , concluding that theoretically the material world was no more than a possibility , and could be accepted only on the basis of faith . |
| 3 | Validity can therefore be assessed only on the basis of the items which are included . |
| 4 | Thus it was submitted that the question whether the death was in this case natural or unnatural was a matter exclusively for the coroner whose decision can be reviewed only on the basis that no coroner could reasonably have reached the conclusion arrived at here . |
| 5 | As with the ‘ over-arching body for audit governance' , a new bureaucracy should be created only on the basis of clear evidence of need . |
| 6 | Mr. Hacking , for the defendant , also drew attention to sections 24(4) and 28(6) of the Theft Act , which can be required only on the basis that section 15 , in at least some respects , is not dealing with theft . |
| 7 | For example , the increase in the income tax rate needed to finance an expansion of government spending can be predicted only on the basis of the assumed response of households . |