on the grounds that
idiom
: for the reason that : because
Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.
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In June, a federal minister successfully urged a Sarajevo hotel to cancel a convening of European rabbis on the grounds that hosting them would signal support for Israel.
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Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
The mayor was denied public matching funds Tuesday by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on the grounds that the campaign has failed to respond to the board’s requests for various documentation, including records related to his federal corruption indictment.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
So far, commentators have widely dismissed notions that President Trump may try to run for a third term, on the grounds that it is set out in the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution that presidents can only serve twice.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Divorce during The Gilded Age, the period in which the show is set was only given permission on the grounds that there was adultery, and even then, there had to be evidence.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
The mayor was denied public matching funds Tuesday by the city’s Campaign Finance Board on the grounds that the campaign has failed to respond to the board’s requests for various documentation, including records related to his federal corruption indictment.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
So far, commentators have widely dismissed notions that President Trump may try to run for a third term, on the grounds that it is set out in the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution that presidents can only serve twice.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Divorce during The Gilded Age, the period in which the show is set was only given permission on the grounds that there was adultery, and even then, there had to be evidence.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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“On the grounds that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20grounds%20that. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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