Example sentences of "the basis for the " in BNC.

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1 The tradition proved of crucial importance in forming the basis for the strategy of the alliance from 1911 until British recognition of their separate political claim in 1914 .
2 For example , it is possible to snip through the genes of the vaccinia viruses ( one of which is the basis for the vaccine against smallpox ) and stitch in some threads of DNA from the rabies virus .
3 Yet even here there are minefields , for the report of a group of Commonwealth experts is likely to be the basis for the discussion on the environment , and its main recommendation is that the developed countries should foot the bill for the under-developed to adopt environment-friendly means of production .
4 In reality , the basis for the prevailing sense of optimism was nothing more than a sense that , with hostilities now ended , everyone could get back to business as usual .
5 Peter Robinson , Liverpool 's chief executive , said the plan for top English , Scottish and Irish clubs to play a knock-out competition had been the basis for the agreement to reduce the First Division .
6 Moreover , the supporters of Morgan add , this should not lead to unmeritorious acquittals , because juries will not allow bogus defences to succeed : in Morgan itself the House of Lords was satisfied that the basis for the defence was so weak that a correctly directed jury would have found the defendants guilty .
7 During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death .
8 The Revolution settlement which formulated the basis for the offering of the British crown to William of Orange in 1689 asserted that British freedoms and liberties could not be safeguarded under a ‘ popish ’ prince and closed a number of public offices , including the monarchy , to Catholics .
9 The basis for the easy triumphs which had over and again given new nourishment to the ‘ Hitler myth ’ was gone , even if trust in the Führer was still generally strong .
10 A strategy based on specialisation and tight cost controls dating back to the rescue period has provided the basis for the turnaround under chief executive Ron Garrick .
11 The field worker and the educationist must ensure that the social and economic environment of the group or community forms the basis for the educational process .
12 Their successful research is the basis for the strategies incorporated into BIOSYM software .
13 Through Brian Way 's influence a new kind of college course was emerging that saw drama as the basis for the students ' own personal development .
14 The detailed structure of the individual plates that combine together to build the skeleton are the basis for the classification of the corals , as well as the general form .
15 Firstly , it has its roots in commodity production and private ownership of property and , as such , forms the basis for the gradual development of capitalism , through increases in the scale of production .
16 It is true that the very process of mobilising labour by elites for their own support has brought workers together for political action and this could form the basis for the development of an independent labour movement , but this has , so far , been prevented by the mechanisms of control ( Spalding 1977 ) .
17 But this did n't stop him , and other objectors , from effectively countering the basis for the diversity argument — the need to have a ( nuclear ) choice away from coal .
18 We therefore propose that the Group 's recommended programmes of study should form the basis for the Order to be made under section 4(2) ( b ) .
19 Despite the contemporary tone of much of Action for Cities , the programme 's heritage can be traced to the early 1960s studies which provided the basis for the 1965 Milner–Holland Report on housing and the 1967 Plowden Report on education , as a result of which general improvement areas and education priority areas were established .
20 If five peaks were set up they could provide the basis for the tentacles of hydra , or for the fingers in the early development of the human hand .
21 This will form the basis for the subsequent interpretation of the fossil faunas from Westbury-sub-Mendip .
22 Cawson ( 1985b ) , for example , prefers the description ‘ corporatism at local level ’ , since he argues that ‘ in most cases the local dimension is the target of intervention rather than the basis for the organization of the participating bodies ’ ( p. 144 ) .
23 If required , the activities could be prioritised on the basis of whether they were primary , secondary , support or control activities , providing the basis for the evaluation of any proposed systems .
24 Different viewpoints lead to different models which , in turn require different measures of performance , and it is necessary to ensure that the model used as the basis for the audit is one that reflects the organisation 's needs in relation to the procedure .
25 The output from this analysis was summarised in the final report as a functional description of the filing systems , and used as the basis for the detailed user requirement that was prepared for the client .
26 The report on this work Teacher Placement Programme 1988 was presented to the DTI in December 1988 and provided the basis for the setting up of the Teacher Placement Service in April 1989 .
27 WITH the eradication of smallpox by WHO 's successful vaccination campaign , it may have seemed that vaccinia , the cowpox virus that is the basis for the vaccine and which gave vaccination its name , might at last be ready to bow out from its central role in world medicine .
28 The peeling away of Upper House 's grubby skin has exposed dozens of small but fine details which have formed the basis for the workshop 's designs .
29 The judgment on the News International ban made it clear that political censorship , at least , could be fought effectively , and the basis for the defence against censorship was the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 .
30 The appropriate data , which are summarised in Table 1 , provide the basis for the more detailed considerations of mechanical properties , oxygen permeability and surface properties , oxygen permeability and surface properties that are essential for the successful design of new materials .
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