on the basis of
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: according to : based on
Students were chosen/selected on the basis of their grades and test scores.
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These were probably composed by Sebastian Lotzer, a townsman and furrier, on the basis of hundreds of complaints that different groups of peasants had been formulating for weeks beforehand.
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League Phase Draw Given the nature of the UEFA club coefficients which are calculated on the basis of continental performance, not all teams in each pot were of equal strength.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Carr then went on to suggest the commission could take regulatory action against ABC on the basis of its license.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Previously, Raymond said, the lab had cooperated with the ICC on investigations of allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine on the basis of an agreement put in place during the Biden administration.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
League Phase Draw Given the nature of the UEFA club coefficients which are calculated on the basis of continental performance, not all teams in each pot were of equal strength.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Carr then went on to suggest the commission could take regulatory action against ABC on the basis of its license.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Previously, Raymond said, the lab had cooperated with the ICC on investigations of allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine on the basis of an agreement put in place during the Biden administration.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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“On the basis of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20basis%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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