Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] on [art] grounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Groups on the left opposed it on the grounds that IMF policies had damaged developing countries , and on the right it was opposed on the grounds of cost . |
| 2 | Lewis was inclined to ground his grudging acceptance of democracy on the doctrine of original sin ; Tolkien rejected it on the grounds that public virtue can not be mechanised or formulated . |
| 3 | The Presidium of the Czech National Council approved the draft on Feb. 12 , describing it as " the basic point of departure for the talks … on the final wording of the agreement " , but the Presidium of the Slovak National Council rejected it on the grounds that the Slovak delegation had made too many concessions . |
| 4 | As soon as the meal was over Didi excused herself on the grounds of a headache , leaving behind her an uneasy silence . |
| 5 | I felt slightly ashamed that my priority was breakfast , but excused it on the grounds that shock probably induced hunger . |
| 6 | These refusals were mainly from relatively high-status households , and where they were not categorical ( for example , people sometimes excused themselves on the grounds that they were too busy to be interviewed ) , were dealt with initially by a follow-up visit . |
| 7 | The decision has caused considerable controversy and been criticized as an excessive response to the problem , but Mayor Jean Baylaucq justified it on the grounds that the bears constituted a threat to animals and humans . |