Example sentences of "it [be] based [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underneath the skin , it 's based on the old floor pan and mechanicals , but it does look better , has more performance , rides more comfortably and boasts better brakes . |
| 2 | It 's based on the two fingered symbol of peace , and although it was originally designed for lead guitars I eventually scaled it up to use on my basses ; it 's one of the features that makes them instantly recognisable . ’ |
| 3 | It 's based on the use of essential oils , found in minute traces in plants , which have a powerful aroma that can boost your mental well-being as well as treating physical ailments . |
| 4 | It 's based on the technology that was developed to help astronauts cope with weightlessness . |
| 5 | It 's based on the short story by Henry James ; a young Governness arrives at a remote country house to look after 2 young children who turn out to be possessed by the ghosts of two dead servants . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's based on the 16th century Book of Hours where monks recorded events of the year , except we 're just covering one day . |
| 7 | It is based on the theme of protestant liberty , which is consciously contrasted with catholic authoritarianism . |
| 8 | It is , however , easy to recognise that the choreography for The Three-Cornered Hat has greater authenticity because it is based on the folk and flamenco dance Massine had studied in Spain . |
| 9 | That is , policing is experiential : it is based on the common sense that is built up from doing the job , and senior constables have some influence on the meaning which new recruits give this ‘ common sense ’ . |
| 10 | In this case it is based on the Parachute Regiment 's 2nd Battalion ( 2 PARA ) , supported by light armoured vehicles of the Life Guards , gunners from 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery ( 7 PARA RHA ) , engineers from ? |
| 11 | It is a bit of a labour seeing this daft C movie last thing before Christmas , especially since it is based on the DC Comic series , which was beautifully drawn and imaginatively based on the Beauty and the Beast story . |
| 12 | It is based on the so-called ‘ main guidelines ’ adopted by the Soviet parliament last September after it had rejected the widely acclaimed Shatalin plan . |
| 13 | It is based on the assumption that the sacred is better than the secular , that the Church is essentially European and only universal by implication , that celibacy is better than marriage , that belief can not go hand in hand with doubt , that the clerical state is more sublime than the lay , and hence that women are excluded from belonging at the level at which this belonging is most valued . |
| 14 | Mr Ibrahim al-Beshari , Foreign Minister , said Libya would continue to fight UN Security Council Resolution 748 ‘ because it is based on the logic of force , not of law ’ . |
| 15 | In other words it is a selfish conception and it is based on the individual 's own experience . |
| 16 | It is based on the agreed belief that a regular count of several basic demographic factors is vital for an understanding of the structure of our society , and at each census it is customary to ask certain specific questions which deal with current matters of special importance . |
| 17 | It is based on the food 's minimum life-span — beyond the date shown the product will be past its best . |
| 18 | It is based on the minister 's assertion that there was no delay by the manufacturers , Dista Products Ltd. in giving the Committee on Safety of Medicines ( CSM ) information about accumulation of the drug in the elderly ; nor by CSM in acting on this and on its own reports of adverse reactions . |
| 19 | Unlike other inorganic texts it is based on the periodic table , although 500 of its 1365 pages are on introductory or special topics , such as organometallics , cluster and bio-inorganic chemistry , which have developed in recent years . |
| 20 | It is based on the pattern in Chartres Cathedral dating from 1118 . |
| 21 | It is based on the assumption that commercial confidence in inter-state transactions will only flourish when the framework of company law and business regulation applicable in each member state is the same . |
| 22 | Now we may wish to assume that an accuracy order is the same as an acquisitional order , but such an assumption is not warranted by the evidence , it is based on the speculation that language learners will reveal what they know , that their performance will be a reflection of their competence . |
| 23 | It is based on the proposals contained in the Board 's Discussion Paper ‘ Accounting for capital instruments ’ which was published in December 1991 . |
| 24 | It is based on the Alexandra Ripley sequel to Margaret Mitchell 's original bestseller . |
| 25 | It is based on the principle that pupils are capable of understanding more English than they can produce and aims to stretch children 's listening skills . |
| 26 | The NAIC measure is not arbitrary ; it is based on the past riskiness — default and volatility — of different assets and liabilities . |
| 27 | It is based on the hope that the fieldworker will provide continuity of care for the young people before and after admission . |
| 28 | An alternative explanation though , would say that the US model is not appropriate for Japan because it is based on the ideal of atomistic competition between a large number of small firms . |
| 29 | It is based on the assumption that the use of economics as an explanatory tool in the field of legal analysis has its limitations , but , that , notwithstanding these limitations , there exists a value in the application of basic economic concepts to regulatory problems in the financial markets . |
| 30 | It is based on the holy spirit . |