Example sentences of "[vb -s] on the basis " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ History ] is not rigorous because it always proceeds by faults and corrections , because it is not in any way a universal schema but a unique adventure that unfolds on the basis of prehistoric circumstances which constitute in themselves , and in relation to all the objectives and all the practices , a heavy and badly understood legacy of fundamental deviations . |
| 2 | He points to some of the planned sessions which together constitute a ‘ business stream ’ , beginning with an opening session which , he says , ‘ starts on the basis of , forget IT , what are the critical success factors of your business ? ’ , and is then followed on the next day by looking at how to manage for change by establishing an IT corporate policy . |
| 3 | First the system which develops on the basis of the covenant includes inter alia a complex set of property rights , income transfer mechanisms , and restrictions on the capital and labour markets , in addition to a set of values and prescriptions which prove a rigorous test of motives . |
| 4 | Last year she had a lovely crop from her plot , which measures about 2ft by 3ft ; this year she dug it over in plenty of time for May 4 , the day on which she sows on the basis of an old saying : ‘ the 4th of May is kidney bean day ’ . |
| 5 | In particular , when de-activation occurs on the basis of contextual mismatches , less sensory information is therefore needed for a single word candidate to emerge . |
| 6 | The research is being conducted within the theoretical context of ‘ discourse models ’ — the mental representations which a listener constructs on the basis of what he knows about the world in general , what the speaker is actually saying and what he thinks the speaker is intending to say . |
| 7 | For Marx on the other hand the difference is more material : the division of labour between branches exists on the basis of the interchange of products as commodities , whereas within the enterprise the specialised worker produces no commodities — ‘ It is only the common product of all the specialised workers that becomes a commodity ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 8 | In deciding whether to take the case to trial , this legal official acts on the basis of the material provided by the police . |
| 9 | But while historical research speculates on the basis of historical fact , theology and clerical teachings speculate almost entirely on the scriptures themselves — often without any relation to historical fact . |
| 10 | Additional question : " Do you want the Ukraine to be part of a Union of Soviet Sovereign States on the basis of its declaration of sovereignty ? " |
| 11 | A system that represents speech sounds on the basis of their articulation without regard to their phonemic status . |
| 12 | My very writing became a different adventure , no longer the dolorous itinerary of a convalescent , no longer a begging for compassion and friendly faces , but a lucid building , which now was no longer solitary ; the work of a chemist who weighs and divides , measures and judges on the basis of assured proofs , and strives to answer questions . |
| 13 | Where an excess applies on the basis of a percentage of the value of the claim rather than a fixed amount , the application of the clause will be determined by the actual amount of the excess to be applied when the cost of damage has been assessed . |
| 14 | There is the Court of Human Rights which adjudicates on the basis of the European Convention of Human Rights , of which the United Kingdom is , of course , a signatory . |
| 15 | The point of the exercise is to ensure : ( 1 ) that all actors properly concerned with defence participate in the process , and that views and considerations bearing upon defence are ventilated ; and ( 2 ) that a unified , coherent plan emerges on the basis of Soviet military doctrine . |
| 16 | The cost of the work , including structural and minor alterations , will come out of council balances on the basis that the money will be paid back as the scheme goes ahead . |
| 17 | The Start Scheme operates on the basis that financial support is provided to an individual who wishes to set up in business for themselves . |
| 18 | It is obvious from these figures that the financial system operates on the basis of confidence : if all the account holders decided to withdraw their deposits in the form of currency on a particular day ( an event with a probability value indistinguishable from zero ) , there would be a large number of disappointed account holders . |
| 19 | At this stage the typical machine operator manipulated machine controls on the basis of data presented on instruments . |
| 20 | Instead the trial proceeds on the basis of oral evidence given by witnesses who are called by the parties and examined in much the same fashion as in England . |
| 21 | Most empirical research into the effects of controls proceeds on the basis that the decision is unexpected by those operating within the economic system . |
| 22 | It runs on the basis of a four-day academic week . |
| 23 | Under one company scheme — which works on the basis that the employee moves into an area of higher cost housing but into a similar property — the company pays half the additional mortgage cost for the first two years from the date of the move . |
| 24 | The program works on the basis of assumptions . |
| 25 | The Hard Copy system works on the basis of charge codes : when a particular charge code is specified in the configuration file , as described later in this section , all modules with that charge code , except those specified using the description and code filter , will be hard copied . |
| 26 | Causation in defective product cases works on the basis of showing that the goods were intended to reach the consumer in the form in which they left the manufacturer ( alternative cause ) and that there was no reasonable possibility of intermediate examination . |
| 27 | It works on the basis of a magnetic coil , which generates a high frequency radio signal , converting mercury gas inside the bulb into a " plasma " , emitting ultra-violet light which strikes the bulb 's phosphorous coating and makes it glow . |
| 28 | ICMS works on the basis that there are optimum natural conditions for every aspect of the growing process , and it studies the knock-on effect of every action . |
| 29 | Normally there 's load down stairs but obviously it 's it works on the basis erm |
| 30 | However , women can be important as mediators and negotiators of financial assistance to kin , as Stivens ( 1978 ) argues on the basis of Australian data . |