Example sentences of "[adj] be [vb pp] on the grounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was justified on the grounds that , since lifetime gifts were exempt from inheritance tax , there was no longer double capital taxation . |
| 2 | This was justified on the grounds that , having failed to get into grammar school , I would be educationally disadvantaged further by attending the local comprehensive . |
| 3 | This was rejected on the grounds that there was nowhere else to put the rescued artifacts , many of which were designed for the house . |
| 4 | This was rejected on the grounds that such sinister tunnels would become lurking places for thieves . |
| 5 | And if the former is subtracted on the grounds that crimes against corporations are dissimilar to crimes for corporations , then just over 1 per cent of the listed material referred to corporate crime . |
| 6 | Some wonder why the bank stuck with Mr Parretti , even though his attempt to take over a French cinema chain in June 1990 was blocked on the grounds that it would ‘ threaten public order ’ . |