Example sentences of "[is] based upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's based upon an environment called Fresco , which has been developed by Professor Mark Linton , now principal researcher at Silicon Graphics Inc . |
| 2 | It 's based upon X-Windows 11 release 5 , and is binary compatible with Motif 1.1 applications , according to OSF . |
| 3 | Ultimately , the two variables of impinging stimulus and evoked sensation are internally rather than externally related ; for our estimate of the properties of the impinging stimulus — and the decision as to whether or not those properties ‘ justify ’ the sensation they give rise to — is based upon the norms of , necessarily subjective , experience . |
| 4 | The American Constitution is based upon the concept of liberty rather than strong , decisive government . |
| 5 | The Public Service Ideal is based upon the realization that the limited set of existing news sources are no longer pamphlets distributed in the market-place , they are the market-place itself ; no longer speakers in a public debate , but the platform on which that debate must take place . |
| 6 | The unsatisfactory state of the law resulting from the Infants ' Relief Act 1874 has now been remedied by the Minors ' Contracts Act 1987 , which is based upon recommendations of the Law Commission . |
| 7 | The British Nationality Act 1981 , which currently governs this topic , is based upon the aim , seen in many other countries , of making a person 's nationality or citizenship accord with the country with which he is most really connected . |
| 8 | This species of involuntary manslaughter is based upon constructive liability . |
| 9 | Not only do they agonize over which of their colleagues deserve which piece of ribbon , they are unafraid to set themselves in judgement upon those whose candidacy for an honour is based upon genuine distinction , perhaps in the arts or by voluntary work . |
| 10 | Turning the eye reveals a different view through the cubic grid ; the three point geometry is based upon a pyramid sliced from the corner of a cube . |
| 11 | The basic failure is perceived particularly acutely in the social welfare professions , and it is based upon a wide range of features such as the failure of some services actually to deliver the goods promised , failures of responsibility and neutrality , the loss of the service ideal and , in extreme cases , the disabling effects upon clients . |
| 12 | Much of the rhetoric surrounding motivation is based upon a number of misapprehensions , each of which may be answered : |
| 13 | There is a clear distinction between what might be termed ‘ lower order ’ needs and ‘ higher order ’ needs and the strength of the model is based upon one level becoming dominant as the subordinate need is satisfied . |
| 14 | The continuing separation between those who are interested in what people say about their experiences ( psychoanalysts , psychotherapists , counsellors , phenomenologists , novelists ) and those who pay attention only to what they do ( behaviourist psychologists , human ethologists ) is based upon important choices in research orientation related to conceptions of the social role and implications of the studies themselves . |
| 15 | In each vertebrate segment the ‘ reflex arc ’ is based upon two neurons : the afferent sensory root and the efferent motor root . |
| 16 | It must be admitted that a great deal of what Judaeo-Christianity has to say about the ‘ goodness ’ of God is based upon claims about the way in which He involves himself in the historical process . |
| 17 | Moreover , much of the moral imperative of Judaeo-Christianity , to love one 's enemies , to support the poor and so on , is based upon the idea that God got His own divine hands dirty by becoming associated with actions that promoted such principles . |
| 18 | This view is based upon a phrase which the Empress is supposed to have uttered ‘ It 's my pretty little war ’ , which in fact she never pronounced and which indeed was a newspaper invention appearing only in 1874 . |
| 19 | The idea that the superpowers are vital to the success of the peace process is based upon the influence they exert on the regional contestants , but in reality they have helped to perpetuate regional conflict and global competition in the area , with the encouragement of local clients . |
| 20 | The attempt to construct such a right was built upon a number of different grounds , perhaps the most important being the analogy with the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure , the analogy being drawn presumably because the Fourth Amendment is based upon English common law , particularly Entick v. Carrington , where it was held that as a general rule search warrants may only be issued under the authority of a statute . |
| 21 | This is based upon the National Reporting Centre which operates from Scotland Yard . |
| 22 | Yet even here deference for old age is not universal or unconditional but is based upon personal achievements or the special knowledge and skills that the individual can offer . |
| 23 | This is based upon the belief that older people are treated with greater compassion now than ever before . |
| 24 | Slote 's method of predicting future use from past use is based upon analysis of the ‘ shelf time period ’ — i.e. the length of time a book remains upon the shelf between successive uses . |
| 25 | Although a breach of contract claim is based upon common law rights , remember that the Consolidation Act entitles you to minimum pay during your statutory notice period . |
| 26 | The curriculum content is based upon problems in differing areas of patient care , and nurses with specialist skills and experience are necessary to construct the curriculum and programme evaluation . |
| 27 | The dumping of low-level waste is based upon the principle that dilution and dispersal will eliminate hazards . |
| 28 | It is based upon two fundamental principles : |
| 29 | These differences arise from orthodox economics treating its subject matter as being a purely technical problem , whilst the Marxian approach is one that is based upon an analysis of class relationships . |
| 30 | The specific application of these stable , membrane-mimicking polymers is based upon recent studies of the role of natural phospholipids in haemostasis ( the arrest of bleeding ) and thrombosis . |