Example sentences of "basis for [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is no basis for deducing a calculated attempt to embarrass the leadership . |
| 2 | The degrees offered by the department provide a good basis for entering a number of professions , such as teaching in universities , art schools ( especially for those with a combined practical and academic degree ) , colleges and schools , working in museums and galleries , in publishing and in the book trade in general , in auction houses , in arts administration at local or national level , and in the conservation and display of ancient monuments . |
| 3 | These differences in taste , which are equally evident in a wide range of media — for example , a preference for ‘ difficult ’ as opposed to popular music — provide the basis for unearthing a deep classificatory device which Bourdieu identifies as an example of that ‘ habitus ’ described in chapter 6 . |
| 4 | This led to the ability to span roofs with stone vaulting at an early date — a field in which England led the way — and , also , to provide a sound basis for supporting a massive central tower which , in later times , also carried a spire . |
| 5 | Instead , it was described solely as " the basis for elaborating a new constitution for the RSFSR and for the conclusion of a new Union treaty " [ see also below ] . |
| 6 | The European currency unit ( ECU ) is used as a basis for calculating a central rate for each member s currency . |
| 7 | Undertake a comprehensive survey of members ' professional activities and interests as a basis for involving a larger proportion of members in Institute affairs.PS |
| 8 | The counselling , assisting , directing , and monitoring on the AEC give substance to the aims of support and surveillance and provide the basis for establishing a model of probation practice . |
| 9 | Their hydrostatic mechanisms proved a serviceable and effective basis for building a variety of bodies , but not susceptible in the end to spectacular development . |
| 10 | This detailed archive report attempts to explain what each group of contexts represents — buildings , structures , rubbish deposits , and so on — and is used as the basis for writing a more concise report for publication . |
| 11 | It is not about explaining what is , but rather seeks to give an account of what is as the basis for developing a set of practices for getting us to what might be . |
| 12 | It follows that its 3 × 3 matrix can also be used as a basis for developing a complete range of differentiated financial policies throughout the group as well as just investment and divestment advice . |
| 13 | The seminars are intended to act as the basis for developing a future programme of collaborative research in the periphery . |
| 14 | However , these figures provide the basis for constructing a large number of variation-sensitive rules both in terms of segments and in terms of features . |
| 15 | It was expected that Noriega 's appeal would question the legal basis for trying a foreign head of state taken into custody during a US military invasion and who now claimed to be a prisoner of war . |
| 16 | This degree will provide the graduate with an excellent basis for pursuing a professional qualification with one of the accountancy bodies . |
| 17 | This diploma provides the diplomate with an excellent basis for pursuing a professional qualification with one of the accounting bodies . |
| 18 | Above all , are they a reliable basis for believing a school 's assurance about quality ? |
| 19 | In contrast to the recent splits at CP congresses in Lithuania and Estonia , where majorities had favoured party independence [ see 37128-29 ; 37168 ; 37323 ] , a majority of the 792 Latvian CP congress delegates rejected a draft party programme hailed by the pro-independence lobby as the basis for achieving a consensus on the party 's future , and instead voted to remain an integral part of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) . |
| 20 | Syrian television reported that Assad , in his reply , said that he considered Bush 's proposals as " positive and balanced " and as " constituting an acceptable basis for achieving a comprehensive solution and a peace process in the region " . |
| 21 | The school librarian and teacher will then decide on what resources are available in terms of books , non-book materials , periodical articles etc. and how these could be used as the basis for creating a curriculum-related database ( see Chapters ) . |
| 22 | This in itself should not be used as the basis for repudiating a claim as long as the claimant can provide certification from the appropriate Government Department e.g. DHSS that proves that they are both unemployed and available for work . |
| 23 | This trade in India and the Indian ocean was one in which the Company had no legal basis for claiming a monopoly , so other Englishmen , as well as the Dutch , the Portuguese , and the Indians , could take part ; when the Company complained of ‘ interlopers ’ , it was entitled to complain only about Englishmen who brought eastern products to the English or European markets . |
| 24 | However , it is unlikely that this is an entirely sound basis for making a sharp distinction between ‘ psychotic ’ and ‘ non-psychotic ’ forms of creativity , if such a difference exists . |
| 25 | ( The Appendix to this book gives you the basis for making a tape . |
| 26 | In reality , though , there is no rational basis for making a distinction between ‘ proper ’ and ‘ acceptable ’ pressures — the former — and ‘ improper ’ ones — the latter . |
| 27 | In other words it is the development of literate modes of communication that provides the basis for making a distinction between two kinds of society , and those modes themselves have determining effects : if some societies are more ‘ scientific ’ and ‘ logical ’ than others , it is not on account of the nature of their thought processes but because their acquisition of literacy has released these capacities . |
| 28 | Ironically , in the same way that the denial of the risk of harm associated with a possible preventive measure undermines the basis for performing a randomised trial designed to investigate the efficacy of that measure , the exaggeration of the risk of harm tends to undermine public health measures designed to introduce the preventive measure if it is shown to be effective . |
| 29 | A form of rich picture was drawn up following the initial investigations , but it was used mainly as a summary of the structures , staffing levels and other essentially static factors that existed in the situation , and not as the basis for selecting a relevant system . |
| 30 | If confidentiality is an issue the most effective approach may be to discuss brief , anonymous details of the opportunity with possible interested parties and use their responses as a basis for preparing a shortlist . |