Example sentences of "[adj] [be] based on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are based on classic recipes and some on contemporary flavours and foods ; some can be made almost entirely from the store-cupboard . |
| 2 | The majority of independent schools provide a highly academic mainstream education for pupils selected on the basis of ability ( usually through an entrance examination ) , but some are based on alternative philosophies of education , and others offer specialised provision : for example , for the musically gifted , for children with special needs , for children of foreign nationals , or for religious minorities . |
| 3 | Will this be based on historical precedent , or will a real effort be made to consider which investments in health care will give the best value for money ? |
| 4 | Some were based on ideographic signs ( real characters , so-called ) which directly expressed ‘ things ’ or notions of ‘ things ’ . |
| 5 | For the rest , all railways had economic origins , even if some were based on known resources , while others were planned in the hope of creating new economic opportunity . |
| 6 | Some were based on historical fact — L'Incoronazione di Poppea , Giulio Cesare — but most were mythological . |
| 7 | Economic value — as this is based on future cash flows from the asset the economic value is likely to be reduced . |
| 8 | There are no sex reversed species and mammals have , if anything , exaggerated the fundamental differences er in sex , but I emphasise that this is based on quantitative factors , erm , there 's nothing qualitative about this . |
| 9 | Neurotics may appear to be concerned for others , but this is based on unconscious hostility towards someone , so that their concern that someone may die , or fall very ill unless some particular action of their own is done or not done , really masks an unconscious wish for their death : ‘ … the original wish that the loved person may die is replaced by a fear that he may die ’ . |
| 10 | We have seen the same thing happen when the bus industry was deregulated and this is based on hard facts . ’ |
| 11 | We have seen the same thing happen when the bus industry was deregulated and this is based on hard facts . |
| 12 | This is based on clinical signs , seasonality of infection and faecal egg counts , and if possible , post-mortem examination , when the characteristic lesions can be seen in the abomasum . |
| 13 | This is based on clinical signs , seasonal occurrence of disease and , if possible , lesions at post-mortem examination . |
| 14 | This is based on clinical signs and post-mortem examination . |
| 15 | This is based on clinical signs and the finding of eggs in the faeces . |
| 16 | This is based on enumerative classification , which is deeply rooted in the traditions of epidemiology and vital statistics . |
| 17 | However , some is based on serious research , like Micou ( 1985 ) on TNCs in the Third World , and Mertz ( 1984 ) . |
| 18 | This was based on net price to earnings ratios and total market capitalisation — equity market value plus total debt , less cash , to turnover ratios . |
| 19 | Essentially this was based on optimistic views about social progress and economic growth . |
| 20 | For example , the formula for children aged 5–17 is based on elaborate regression equations , which are presented in a fairly obscure way and involve 12 indicators and 25 regression coefficients , including an interaction term . |
| 21 | The following is based on English Law , that is the laws applying to England and Wales . |
| 22 | These are based on various criteria such as : — |
| 23 | Many of these are based on caustic soda and require care in use and protective clothing , gloves and goggles . |
| 24 | These are based on actual deals . |
| 25 | These are based on existing sources of information but presented in a different way . |
| 26 | These are based on old Paotao , Suiyuan , Ning-Hsia and Kansu designs ; they are woven in the traditional colours , and given the appearance of age by a chemical process known as antique finishing ( p.28 ) . |
| 27 | These were based on different understandings of racism which apparently led to radically divergent programmes of educational reform . |
| 28 | Of advanced design , these were based on detailed studies of the latest practice in Europe and America . |
| 29 | They were encouraged in this delusion by publicity for films like ‘ The Amityville Horror ’ and ‘ The Entity ’ which claims that these were based on true stories . |
| 30 | One might tentatively define complementary medicine as diagnostic , therapeutic , and preventive procedures excluded from mainstream medicine ; some may have passed the test of time , most are of unproven effectiveness , and all are based on unscientific philosophies . |