Example sentences of "no basis [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both dishes may taste scrumptious and once in a while wo n't do you any harm , but foods like that eaten regularly are no basis for a healthy diet . |
| 2 | Firstly , he points to the recommendations contained in the Wolfenden Report and argues that if society were not able to pronounce homosexuality morally wrong , then there would be no basis for a law which aims to protect youth from ‘ corruption ’ , or for punishing men who live off the earnings of a homosexual prostitute . |
| 3 | However , and this is another parallel with hyponymy , strict incompatibility is not necessary , so there is no basis for a definition of incompatibility along these lines . |
| 4 | I saw now what I 'd known all the time , only I 'd hidden it craftily from myself because it did n't fit in with what I wanted to do , that Terry and I had no basis for a love-affair ; we were friends who happened to be attracted to each other physically , which was far from enough , and by thinking it was enough we 'd gone against the very nature of our relationship . |
| 5 | Obviously , after what some of them have gone through , they can at least live in safety , but that is no basis for a completely new beginning after a shattered career , education and family life . |