Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] were based " in BNC.
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| 1 | Expected numbers of melanomas in each group were based on incidence rates in the west of Scotland , standardised for age ( 5-year groups ) , sex , and time of observation . |
| 2 | To give one obvious example ; for decades earlier in this century the major differences in economic activity between regions in this country were based on sectors of production . |
| 3 | Social relationships in medieval Sussex were based on military needs as much as economics , at least until the later fourteenth century . |
| 4 | One problem is simply that the most interesting recognition measures in these studies were based on ROC curves calculated from only 18 points . |
| 5 | These new methods of recording and scoring sleep stages in human beings were based on the use of a piece of equipment available in most hospitals and many university departments of psychology — the clinical EEG machine , or electro-encephalograph , a device for detecting and recording the electrical activity of the brain . |
| 6 | In general estimates were based on prices achieved for similar pieces offered at auction over the years although no comparable collection has appeared , undoubtedly adding a premium to the value of the works . |