Example sentences of "be based [adv] upon [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These responses are based specifically upon native speakers ' intuitions about what constitutes a well-formed , coherent narrative . |
| 2 | The effective design of any kitchen ventilation system must be based solely upon that particular kitchen , but also be backed up by a minimum standard of construction and air movement . |
| 3 | theses , only two published books ( her own ( 1977 ) and that of Singh ( 1978 ) ) were based substantially upon primary empirical research within prisons . |
| 4 | It is a common fault , particularly in criminal law , to give the impression that the answer is based wholly upon common sense and a few gleanings from the Sunday newspapers . |
| 5 | The standard defence of the modernist novel is based precisely upon these qualities , on its formal complexity and difficulty : the ‘ revolution of the word ’ is seen as either essential to , or more important than , any political revolution . |