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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Principles like the moral equality of persons, the principle that everyone deserves dignity and respect, and that people should not be judged on the basis of morally irrelevant features beyond their control.
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Grok has also been used to generate images that denigrate people on the basis of their race or ethnicity.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Paramount’s offer has been dismissed on the basis of an evolving set of financing concerns and structural imperfections, even as those concerns have been addressed and revised.
—Mark Desjardine, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The ruling was followed by a series of similar lawsuits in Chico, Eureka, and Orange County, prompting the passage in 2021 of Assembly Bill 1344, which prevents opponents from suing safe syringe programs in California on the basis of noncompliance with California Environmental Quality Act.
—Albert Chern, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Grok has also been used to generate images that denigrate people on the basis of their race or ethnicity.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Paramount’s offer has been dismissed on the basis of an evolving set of financing concerns and structural imperfections, even as those concerns have been addressed and revised.
—Mark Desjardine, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The ruling was followed by a series of similar lawsuits in Chico, Eureka, and Orange County, prompting the passage in 2021 of Assembly Bill 1344, which prevents opponents from suing safe syringe programs in California on the basis of noncompliance with California Environmental Quality Act.
—Albert Chern, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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