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 effort by the territory's Black business leaders fueled a national debate about Black suffrage, and eventually Congress outlawed any territory from denying voting rights to men on the basis of race.
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Anna Alejo, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
California Republicans sued immediately after the election, saying that the new maps discriminated on the basis of race.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Madagascar and Malawi are two of the world’s 10 poorest countries on the basis of GDP per capita, while Nigeria has the largest number of poor people globally.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Regarding the use of VIP programs to incentivize bettors, Fox noted that hosts are trained regularly on responsible gaming and are not compensated on the basis of how much their specific clients are betting in the app.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
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Anna Alejo, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
California Republicans sued immediately after the election, saying that the new maps discriminated on the basis of race.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Madagascar and Malawi are two of the world’s 10 poorest countries on the basis of GDP per capita, while Nigeria has the largest number of poor people globally.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Regarding the use of VIP programs to incentivize bettors, Fox noted that hosts are trained regularly on responsible gaming and are not compensated on the basis of how much their specific clients are betting in the app.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
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