Example sentences of "[pn reflx] based on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opera , by Malcolm Williamson , was itself based on a novel of the same name by Patrick Leigh Fermor , who wove a complicated plot of romance and intrigue against the colourful background of a sultry Caribbean town in the midst of a hectic carnival , while above the town a volcano rumbled threateningly . |
| 2 | Even were the principle to be open to compromise , the inference that it is proper merely , so to say , to extend opening hours until 70 is itself based on a misconception about older age — and one is unhappy to note its manifestation among a clutch of answers from old-age-oriented agencies . |
| 3 | This change of name was itself based on changes in the theories which informed the Group 's work . |
| 4 | Tolkien was trying , then , to make Shakespeare more positive — a bold venture , but based on a clear insight itself based on very minute reading . |
| 5 | Seniority is itself based on the length of service to the group as in the classic statement of Japanese company practices ; authority is legitimated by its long record of commitment and respect for seniority is therefore justified . |
| 6 | This was difficult to explain given the postulate , itself based on years of observation , that dreams fulfil wishes . |
| 7 | The draft proposed the incorporation into Hong Kong law of the human rights and freedoms provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights , itself based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 [ see p. 9279 ] . |
| 8 | That was based on the film starring Al Pacino , itself based on the true story of a New York cop who made allegations of corruption in the city 's police department . |
| 9 | This substantial , 15-minute orchestral movement was inspired by three paintings of Innocent X by Francis Bacon , themselves based on Velasquez . |
| 10 | On the other hand , there is increasing evidence that many of the intellectual feats of our own species — language acquisition , Aristotelian logic , categorisation , pattern recognition , and the like — are themselves based on pre-existing wiring and storage . |
| 11 | Members have to make that determination themselves based on their strategic planning , an estimate 88open has been hard pressed to get from them even by the beginning of its new fiscal year . |
| 12 | Self-assessment is a key feature of the module and students should set targets for themselves based on their initial self-assessment . |
| 13 | Focusing too heavily on large databases ignores the growing trend toward generating text , keeping spreadsheets ( which might be laden with formulae that control calculations and are themselves based on discrete assumptions ) , and databases on microcomputers . |