Example sentences of "basis for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A firm basis for the study of Oriental art came more slowly , and as we shall see , some of the differences of approach between East and West still require wider recognition . |
| 2 | But she was also , among other literary things , the wonderful and baleful orphan or isolate who is seen to advantage in the books she read : and it may be that cultural history is especially worth attending to in cases such as hers , where the subject is a dedicated reader , and the basis for a directly psychological account is even more than usually insecure . |
| 3 | But talent can be developed and trained and provide a sound basis for you to give of the best there is inside you . |
| 4 | Due to lack of governmental or any other official support this unique and valuable organisation has had to suspend its training activities temporarily , whilst trying to secure for itself a sound and permanent financial basis for the future . |
| 5 | It 's difficult to evaluate how successful such co-ops are but many do seem to gain work on a fairly reasonable basis for their members , and they are certainly worth considering . |
| 6 | The societies of the Apprentice Boys , the Black Preceptory , and the Orange order , in conjunction with protestant paramilitary groups , could still form the basis for protestant political power if Britain withdrew from Ulster . |
| 7 | The tradition proved of crucial importance in forming the basis for the strategy of the alliance from 1911 until British recognition of their separate political claim in 1914 . |
| 8 | Later the hierarchy made it clear that the basis for their objections was the increase in power by the state vis-à-vis the liberty and self-reliance of its citizens which such legislation would entail . |
| 9 | It is usual to hire a new vehicle on a fully maintained basis for a period of about three years . |
| 10 | The basis for a different type of approach already existed . |
| 11 | It would seem that the prevalence of such ions and their rather special relationship to the 50Hz and 60Hz frequencies , both of which they encompass by their combined effect , and as illustrated in Table I , has to give the underlying basis for field induced activity in body fluids . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , this apparent similarity of method has been used as the basis for attempts , tentative and unlikely as they are , to find a rapprochement between Marxism and deconstruction . |
| 13 | We have the basis for a new poetry , and for a new music . |
| 14 | No , dearie , when I say , the basis for a new poetry , I do n't mean the vers libre movement as it was in the year 1912 . ) |
| 15 | A new agenda , centred on citizens ' rights and democratic reform , selective government intervention , environmental protection and a more positive role in Europe would provide the basis for a new progressive majority . |
| 16 | For example , it is possible to snip through the genes of the vaccinia viruses ( one of which is the basis for the vaccine against smallpox ) and stitch in some threads of DNA from the rabies virus . |
| 17 | That , at least , is the clear implication of yesterday 's statement from Eurotunnel — indicating that the bankers believe their own forecast does not provide an appropriate basis for further finance . |
| 18 | ‘ We and the banks are agreed that this is not an appropriate basis for further finance ’ , Eurotunnel 's press release warns . |
| 19 | Since the report is expected to form the basis for an investigation and possible action by the Serious Fraud Office , it is highly unlikely that it will be published in full . |
| 20 | A new basis for classifying stocks , which are currently graded on the number of market makers , market capitalisation and quarterly turnover into alpha , beta and gamma categories . |
| 21 | We and the banks are agreed that this is not an appropriate basis for further finance . ’ |
| 22 | Mr Mandela 's son , Makghatho , has been visiting his father at his prison house near Cape Town on a weekly basis for some months . |
| 23 | He told delegates the party 's programme for improving and protecting the environment was founded on four principles — ‘ a presumption against pollution ; the principle that the polluter pays ; precaution as the basis for all policy ; and freedom of environmental information ’ . |
| 24 | Successive generations of politicians , civil servants , judges and philosophers reared on a meagre intellectual diet of pragmatic utilitarianism and positivism had firmly rejected these ideas as a basis for ensuring constitutional government and citizens ' rights . |
| 25 | The work he did for his Doctorat de l'Universite , awarded with the citation ‘ bien ’ in 1965 , formed the basis for his first book , The Law Governing Employment in International Organisations ( 1967 ) , which remains a source much used by courts and tribunals including the Hague International Court of Justice . |
| 26 | The second is that official statistics become less and less use as a basis for rational debate , let alone for good decisions . |
| 27 | This is the basis for national unity . |
| 28 | For a separate currency area like the UK , a weak balance of payments may amount to the basis for a depreciating currency . |
| 29 | They said the failure to give full reasons for the intended slaughter and the absence of any factual basis for the action justified the High Court in blocking the order . |
| 30 | It did not purport to enlarge the class of persons who might enforce the judgment or order and there was no basis for attributing any such intention or effect . |