Example sentences of "be base [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | These comments do not seem to be based primarily on the notion of standardization as a process ( J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) that might have been beginning to have an effect about this time : they present the standard language as a coherent entity — a variety , like any other variety . |
| 2 | Study of the distribution of the British population has to be based largely on the census , an amazingly rich and flexible source of data but capable of providing us with only occasional , if regular , views of what is happening . |
| 3 | They would be based increasingly on the operating lease and take the form of instruments focused on the capital markets . |
| 4 | The type of explanation sought here will be based rather on the meaning of the causative verb governing the infinitive . |
| 5 | His argument seemed to be based fearlessly on the refusal to recognise what is already public knowledge about our plans . |
| 6 | In the absence of a reliable test , the diagnosis of candidiasis has to be based solely on the symptoms reported . |
| 7 | ‘ This wo n't be a half-hour sitcom but a 50-minute comedy drama which will be based more on the original tales of Neil Munro , ’ he said . |
| 8 | He ruled that if bondholders agree to a private swap of new bonds for old then their claim in any future legal case ( for example , a chapter 11 filing ) will be based only on the market value of their new bonds . |
| 9 | He reminded the bench that their sentence should be based only on the seriousness of the offence , and should not take into account the tragic consequences . |
| 10 | Any other arrangement can be based only on the assumed requirements of each sex , an approach which we consider to be incompatible with equal status ’ . |
| 11 | The first was the introduction of the Apple Macintosh which was the first personal computer to be based entirely on a graphical interface as opposed to the more conventional character-at-a-time systems . |
| 12 | The analysis will be based mainly on the use of large-scale survey data , both cross-sectional and longitudinal such as the General Household Survey and the Child Development Study , although some cross-national comparisons will also be undertaken . |
| 13 | A White Paper on defence released on May 21 , 1991 , suggested that future defence considerations would be based less on the South Pacific , as had been the case over the last six years , and more on New Zealand taking an active part in global security matters . |