Example sentences of "[be] the basis for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For these upper levels of control ( by contrast to the lower levels of those who were far more controlled than controlling ) , employment could constitute a career in which either seniority or achievement might be the basis for advancement .
2 The predicted demand for ISDN — consultancy Prognos reckons it will be the basis for business networks by the year 2000 — and the likelihood that it will become cheaper over time bodes well for the Highlands .
3 This information should be passed regularly to Careers Teachers and Officers for guidance purposes , and can be the basis for counselling by appropriate teachers when it becomes apparent that some students will be at risk of failing the goals .
4 Because grants to courtiers came to be seen as an abuse , monopolies to individuals were prohibited in 1624 , but corporations could still receive them and they continued to be the basis for trade outside Europe in the seventeenth century .
5 It is intended that this system , which will presumably be the basis for pool allocations for some years to come , will be refined during the next few years as it works out in practice .
6 It is against natural justice for the mere existence of a bid to be the basis for judgment , rather than the quality of the bid .
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