Example sentences of "[Wh det] [is] based [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider for example the case of the avoidance of brother-sister incest , which is based to a substantial degree on an inhibition developed during close domestic association in the first six years of life . |
| 2 | The study , which is based on a fictitious less developed country , illustrates that , although the GNP of some countries may appear to be growing , their " real " economies may be in decline . |
| 3 | At S. Trophîme the Roman influence is very strong in the west porch , which is based on a Roman triumphal arch . |
| 4 | A recent source of data about the ethnic minorities in Britain that has been extensively used in this chapter is Brown ( 1984 ) , which is based on a large-scale survey for the Policy Studies Institute . |
| 5 | So maybe it 's apt that he should have become entangled in Basic Instinct , a new psychosexual thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone , which is based on a controversial script by Joe Eszterhas . |
| 6 | Our client is a leading international manufacturer of pharmaceutical and consumer products , with an impressive growth record which is based on a major commitment to Research and Development . |
| 7 | The medal was awarded for this beautiful crystal wheel skeleton clock which is based on a 17th century design . |
| 8 | However , Grundy ( 1986 ) , using data from the OPCS Longitudinal Study which is based on a 1 per cent sample of the 1971 Census linked to records from the 1981 Census , reports a similar pattern . |
| 9 | Thus Professor MacPherson has provided an analysis of the principal shortcomings of current liberal-democratic theories and has offered a revised model which he calls ‘ participatory democracy ’ , and which is based on a humanist Marxist perspective ( MacPherson , 1972 , 1973 , 1977 ) . |
| 10 | Reconstructivist Post Modernism which is based on a feminine way of thinking and working will lead into the 90s . |
| 11 | This essence or idea , which is based on a psychological evaluation , is then matched with the essence of the patient in question . |