on the basis of
idiom
: according to : based on
Students were chosen/selected on the basis of their grades and test scores.
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The complaint brings claims for violations of New York’ human rights law, which bars discrimination on the basis of race, as well as breach of contract and negligence, among several others.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Artificial intelligence is too important a technology to be evaluated on the basis of vibes.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Iraq must be dealt with on the basis of sovereignty and mutual respect, not as a proxy for other conflicts.
—Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
Todd Spitzer applauded King for refusing to strike the firearms enhancement on the basis of Eriz’s age, but blasted the state Legislature for allowing judges that level of discretion.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Laws that presently prohibit insurance companies from discriminating on the basis of genetics could change in future.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Like virtually all Chinese undergraduates, they had been admitted solely on the basis of scores on the gaokao, the national college-entrance examination.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
When the standards are changed from one person to another on the basis of gender, that red flag suggests that a glass ceiling is in play.
—Abiola Salami, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Previous Israeli prime ministers, too, blundered into bloody wars on the basis of misguided strategies and faulty advice from their military and intelligence advisers.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Artificial intelligence is too important a technology to be evaluated on the basis of vibes.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Iraq must be dealt with on the basis of sovereignty and mutual respect, not as a proxy for other conflicts.
—Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
Todd Spitzer applauded King for refusing to strike the firearms enhancement on the basis of Eriz’s age, but blasted the state Legislature for allowing judges that level of discretion.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Laws that presently prohibit insurance companies from discriminating on the basis of genetics could change in future.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Like virtually all Chinese undergraduates, they had been admitted solely on the basis of scores on the gaokao, the national college-entrance examination.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
When the standards are changed from one person to another on the basis of gender, that red flag suggests that a glass ceiling is in play.
—Abiola Salami, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Previous Israeli prime ministers, too, blundered into bloody wars on the basis of misguided strategies and faulty advice from their military and intelligence advisers.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
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