on the basis of

phrase

: according to : based on

Students were chosen/selected on the basis of their grades and test scores.

Examples of on the basis of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The People’s Choice Award is assigned on the basis of the votes submitted by audiences in the Sala Perla at the Palazzo del Casinò at the end of each Official Selection screening. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

But that does feel like quite a big if, on the basis of them opening the season with 2-2 draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

In some cases, preexisting latifundia were modernized and adapted to the needs of export commodity production, frequently on the basis of outright slavery or any number of coercive arrangements like debt peonage and sharecropping. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Markets exist for the supply and demand of commodities today on the basis of forecasts, estimates, and probabilities. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the basis of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove