Example sentences of "is based [adv] upon [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sharing accommodation with relatives on a permanent basis is not regarded as a desirable option in contemporary British culture , where the image of the normal household is based firmly upon the nuclear family : typically a married couple and their immature children , with possibly the addition of an elderly parent . |
| 2 | The claim to legitimacy of particular possession is based entirely upon the institutionalization of rights . |
| 3 | Neither the economic policy of a nation nor the political programme of a party is likely to achieve a successful dynamism if it is based solely upon the assistance of lame ducks . |
| 4 | In the Ogwo case , the decision is based solely upon the neighbour principle , the issue before the court being whether the injuries sustained by the plaintiff were foreseeable . |
| 5 | The study is based mainly upon the records of the civil courts supplemented by such papers of corporate and administrative institutions as have survived . |