on the basis of

idiom

: 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

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Todd Spitzer applauded King for refusing to strike the firearms enhancement on the basis of Eriz’s age, but blasted the state Legislature for allowing judges that level of discretion. —Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

Laws that presently prohibit insurance companies from discriminating on the basis of genetics could change in future. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024

Like virtually all Chinese undergraduates, they had been admitted solely on the basis of scores on the gaokao, the national college-entrance examination. —Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

When the standards are changed from one person to another on the basis of gender, that red flag suggests that a glass ceiling is in play. —Abiola Salami, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Previous Israeli prime ministers, too, blundered into bloody wars on the basis of misguided strategies and faulty advice from their military and intelligence advisers. —Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024

The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Nassau County last week, alleging Blakeman’s executive order discriminates on the basis of gender identity. —Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024

Kahneman said that the brain reacts quickly and on the basis of incomplete information, often with unfortunate results. —Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024

Politics in Brief Trump investigations: Trump urged a federal judge to dismiss his classified documents case in Florida on the basis of presidential immunity. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024