Example sentences of "be [prep] the basis " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Ferranti needing to raise a minimum of £150m in new equity , the issue would have to be on the basis of one for two . |
| 2 | If the directives were to be criticised , it would have to be on the basis that any use of the power would damage the reputation of the British broadcasting authorities for independence and that that price was not worth paying for so small an effect . |
| 3 | It may have been the job of the think-tank to think the unthinkable , but such discussion needed to be on the basis of informed examination . |
| 4 | If Ayer then tells the theist that he or she is still unable to make meaningful theological statements , then it can not surely be on the basis of the verification principle , the principle by which he claims to distinguish meaningful from meaningless statements . |
| 5 | His confidence that God 's existence could be demonstrated from the natural world made him a favourite target for those who felt it could only be on the basis of God 's special revelation of Himself that faith could be justified . |
| 6 | This might be on the basis of a particular attribute such as colour or shape , or a more abstract quality such as use or even ‘ because I like them ’ . |
| 7 | If the search for my luggage was ‘ eventually ’ unsuccessful , reimbursement would be on the basis of its weight . |
| 8 | This has major implications for the relationship between the two ; few local ‘ voluntaries ’ can afford to offend those who hold purse strings and the nature of the services which they offer may sometimes be on the basis of a contract from the statutory sector ( for example , for meals-on-wheels ) rather than an independent initiative . |
| 9 | If so , it would not be on the basis of contract ( there being no contractual bond ) nor on the basis of a duty of fidelity ( since the confider does not employ the employee ) , but on ‘ the broad principle of equity ’ . |
| 10 | This could be on the basis of multi-member constituencies and some form of proportional representation or on the existing first past the post system . |
| 11 | If he is liable to the plaintiffs at all it can only be on the basis of professional negligence . |
| 12 | This could be on the basis of the shape of the letters ( physical identity ) or according to the name of the letters ( nominal identity ) . |
| 13 | Once invoices and other costing documentation have been correctly coded and costed via the computer system , management is faced with a choice of how to file the ’ dead ’ paperwork : ( a ) Filing could be on the basis of the unique number on each costing document . |
| 14 | Initially this could be on the basis of individual projects or overhead accounts and subsequently in as much detail as management consider necessary . |
| 15 | A final one-day visit by a ‘ core group ’ of members approved the scheme indefinitely and agreed that the future pattern of review would be on the basis of a rolling cycle established by the Polytechnic . |
| 16 | If significant provision is to be made it must be on the basis of a genuine negotiation and interaction between educators and the community , involving both social understanding and careful curriculum development to meet the needs of each particular group . |
| 17 | 9.2 The Personnel Committee will then determine , in the light of all the circumstances , whether or not to approve an extension of sickness allowance and whether any such extension shall be on the basis of full or half pay . |
| 18 | Division of assets would be on the basis of the size of each republic 's population , Slovakia having approximately half the population of Bohemia-Moravia ; it was reported that no financial compensation would be paid by either republic to the other . |
| 19 | Yes , I mean I I took your need figure to be on the basis of the suggested figure of twelve thousand seven hundred for the Greater York area . |
| 20 | Day 15 Received an order for another 200 chairs at a price of £50 each payment was to be on the basis of cash on delivery . |
| 21 | Otherwise , whether we eventually accept or reject any particular religious belief , it may not be on the basis of understanding but of mis-understanding that we choose . |
| 22 | In this way , even if the pupil does finally reject the Church 's teaching , at least it will be on the basis of informed opinion rather than emotion , bias or misunderstanding . |
| 23 | The financial forecasts do not assume that such funds will be available , but reflect the position as it is expected to be on the basis of reasonably firm government funding projections , with Management Studies developing slowly and with no major physical developments other than those funded by outside sources . |
| 24 | By contrast , the British Constitution is admired by Britons for reflecting the wisdom of past generations , as the product of experience — in short , a constitution that stipulates what should be on the basis of what has proved to work rather than on abstract first principles . |
| 25 | To the extent that the purchaser is willing to accept this reduction of the absolute nature of warranties , it should be on the basis the vendor acknowledges that in all circumstances it has made full and proper enquiries and investigations ( see clause 13.6 of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) ; ( i ) to provide that the vendor shall not be liable if the purchaser completed the sale at the full purchase price despite the fact that it had knowledge of a particular breach of warranty . |
| 26 | Reselections would be on the basis of the reconstituted firm 's details . |
| 27 | Reselections would be on the basis of the new firm 's details . |
| 28 | If you mark the letter without prejudice then taxation will be on the basis of what you put in the bill . |