Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] based [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Religion is based on the longing for the father , and the infant 's wish for a protector to defend it against feelings of helplessness .
2 Yes , competitive tendering is based on the simple proposition that health service managers are trained to manage health care institutions , not laundries or cleaning forces .
3 SNI 's data dictionary is based upon the US Information Resource Dictionary System model , which is more suited to development , according to Informix , than the European Portable Common Tools Environment dictionary model , which is thought to be stronger at run-time .
4 The art has many open-palm strikes and the footwork is based on the circle .
5 For 1992 our programme is based on the following routes : Ramsgate — Dunkerque ; Dover — Calais ; Dover — Boulogne .
6 Obviously , the prison building programme is based on the fear that violent crime particularly , is out of control .
7 He feels much of the opposition is based on the false belief that the incinerator will also handle toxic waste .
8 Microscopic confirmation is based on the presence of annular folds of the cuticle which bear small backwardly-directed spines on their margins .
9 It can serve as only a rudimentary guide to the experimental set-up if the eventual instrument is based on the radiometer .
10 This is why a great deal of the best police research is based on the ethnographic methods of participant observation and in-depth interviewing , and why workers in several other unusual , off-beat , difficult , or demanding occupations have been studied ethnographically , such as lorry drivers ( Hollowell 1968 ) , coal-miners ( Dennis et al .
11 The present research is based on the premise that family style of emotional expression is a key factor in this respect .
12 This research is based on the belief that one of the most practical ways of improving the effectiveness of Board-level thinking is by the increased use of the strategic decision support tools and methodologies now available and being developed .
13 The present research is based on the idea that learning to speak another language fluently involves moving closer psychologically towards the native speakers of that language .
14 The research is based on the assumption that most of the contemporary ideas on this crucial topic date back to the 19th century , and that some of them at any rate are by now dated .
15 The study analyses the stunted growth of this form of schooling and especially the complex reasons for its failure which is seen as a major defect in the formation of a skilled labour face in England , The research is based on the analysis of documentation in the Pro Kew and elsewhere .
16 To help in this process , the research is based on the idea of ‘ form and function ’ , looking at how much the appearance of houses and household goods is influenced by the purposes for which they are used , and how much by other factors .
17 The research is based around the Peterborough Country Music Festival , currently a successful local/national event .
18 The chapter is based on the work of the SPACE ( Science Processes and Concept Exploration ) Project .
19 Erm so federalism is a fairly important principle in American government and that principle , essentially , is , and most of you I hope will have done the first year course politics and policy making where I talked about federalism in general terms that federalism is based upon the notions that in the same territory you can have more than one government and that those governments er are of equal status .
20 The study is based on the hypothesis that basic research is increasingly important in technological innovation and that analysis of publication output provides a viable means of studying corporate basic research activities .
21 This study is based on the collection of ‘ life course ’ materials according to generational group in a Welsh community which was until recently dependent on the mining industry .
22 This new study is based on the thesis that agreement on values and purposes is more likely to be achieved at regional level , among peoples of a broadly similar cultural background and experience , than globally .
23 The study is based upon the labour market experience and behaviour of a sample of the 2,400 employees made redundant in April 1985 by the Michelin company , the major employer in the Stoke on Trent travel-to-work area .
24 Regression therapy is based on the belief that re-living a traumatic event , experienced earlier in life but hidden deep in one 's subconscious , can repair the emotional damage .
25 A tourist industry is based on the city 's historical building
26 The rug-making industry is based around the towns of Srinagar , Amritsar , Jaipur , Agra , Bhadohi , Mirzapur , Khamariah and Ellora ( in order of general quality ) .
27 His principal submission is based on the words in chapter 29 of the Statute of 1225 , namely :
28 This submission is based on the principle illustrated in the decision in Tweddle v. Atkinson ( below , p. 279 ) .
29 The fear is based on the difference in environmental control standards between the two countries .
30 This alternative is based on the observations in ( 2 ) above that ultradian rhythms arise after removal of the SCN .
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