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 Stretford End serenaded him with comparisons to Schmeichel, who was forced to walk back his scepticism on the basis of one game. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Exposure to such content also deteriorates her audience’s ability to form beliefs on the basis of the evidence and primes them for skepticism toward consequential matters like vaccines and medicine. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Think the Minority Business Development Agency at Commerce that divvies up grants on the basis of race. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the basis of

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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 22 Oct. 2025.

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