Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] on [art] basis " in BNC.
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| 1 | Party leaders should consider taking the major drug companies into public ownership so that their products were developed on the basis of need rather than profit . |
| 2 | Confidence intervals for these were calculated on the basis of the associated binomial probability . |
| 3 | Finally , Meshkinpour 's figures were calculated on the basis of hospital charges for manometry , whereas our figure was derived from actual costs . |
| 4 | The amino-acid sequences were aligned on the basis of structural superpositions . |
| 5 | The attainment bands were formed on the basis of pupils ' score on the GT4 test , not from the particular mathematics sets in which they do mathematics in their schools . |
| 6 | Whilst the job descriptions for the Control Section were evaluated on the basis of the inclusion of Non-Domestic Rates and Service Accounts control functions . |
| 7 | The coals were selected on the basis of microscopic analysis of the homogenised ground coals to minimise variations in organic facies . |
| 8 | The two suites of coal samples chosen for this study were selected on the basis of their maceral analysis and maturity . |
| 9 | To identify constitutively expressed LFA-1 ligands , monoclonal antibodies raised against human leukocytes were selected on the basis of three criteria : a pan-leukocytic reactivity profile , high expression on unstimulated leukocytes , and no assignment to an existing cluster of differentiation ( CD 1–75 ; ref. 13 ) . |
| 10 | They were selected on the basis of their general knowledge of the drug scene ( several were dealers and thus the centre of specific networks ) and their ability to communicate that knowledge . |
| 11 | Aspects of the Course to be evaluated by employers and students for contribution to employability were selected on the basis of preliminary interviews with staff and students , but supplemented and refined after a pilot questionnaire administered to a small random sample of students ( n=20 ) had been analysed . |
| 12 | These groups were selected on the basis of their annual sales and total assets . |
| 13 | In this study , all subjects were selected on the basis of standard criteria of normality . |
| 14 | The King 's College Hospital series showed mortality rates of 10% for portosystemic shunt therapy and 40% for emergency devascularisation procedures , but these treatment groups were selected on the basis of portal anatomy and liver function status and were not therefore comparable . |
| 15 | All primer sequences were selected on the basis of minimal 3' base mis-match , freedom from involvement in predicted secondary structure in IS900 and IS902 , and specificity in relation to the known DNA sequences of other related IS elements . |
| 16 | Mr McCallum continued that the decisions made by the Social Work Department were made on the basis of confidential information , and should that department reply to the Action Committee , he said , they might divulge information which should nut be revealed at that time . |
| 17 | Sir Patrick said compensation was paid in 123 cases , but only 27 of the settlements were made on the basis of police assault . |
| 18 | Payments from the IOPCF were made on the basis of direct economic loss , rather than cash flow problems . |
| 19 | Pointing out that the Budget changes represented the most fundamental change in oil taxation for ten years , Mr Laidlaw added : ‘ Commitments to drill wells under current licences were made on the basis of the existing fiscal regime and the widespread acknowledgement that fiscal stability is essential for the long lead times involved in offshore developments . ’ |
| 20 | The Minister later said he had nothing to add to a previous statement which said appointments were made on the basis of aptitude and merit . |
| 21 | An excess at 0–4 years was present in the high category when the rural oil categories were reconstituted on the basis of ranked prevalence of workers at Sullom Voe only ( 28 observed , 16.45 expected ; p<0.01 ) , at Flotta only ( 24 observed , expected 16.27 ; p<0.08 ) , and offshore ( 29 observed , expected 16.55 ; p<0.01 ) . |
| 22 | These entries are reminiscent of the leases mentioned in some probate inventories , the wording of which occasionally implies that they were valued on the basis of the number of years they still had to run , calculated perhaps as a proportion of the original fines . |
| 23 | They were valued on the basis of the quoted share price , but the shareholders argued that , since all the shares were being acquired , stock exchange prices were not a true criterion and that either the whole undertaking should be valued and the price thus determined apportioned among the shareholders , or the value should be the price which one buyer would give for the whole block , which price should then be similarly apportioned . |
| 24 | Moreover , on Feb. 17 the Moscow media reports were retracted on the basis of a denial by officials in Samarkand that any unrest had taken place . |
| 25 | Those conclusions were reached on the basis of answers from a control group of employees in the office that matched the administrative levels of those accused of acting improperly and the racial composition of those making the allegations . |
| 26 | When older workers were compared on the basis of their proximity to pension age when the redundancies took place , the proportion of the three years between redundancy and interview spent in retirement increased dramatically , the closer they were to pension age . |
| 27 | Projects were therefore not in themselves initiated by the ERDF ; member states put forward projects to receive assistance and the limited funds available were allocated on the basis of predetermined national quotas . |
| 28 | It suggested that , if an aggravated offence were introduced on the basis of any of the three alternatives discussed , the Director of Public Prosecution 's consent should be required before a prosecution was brought because of the difficulties associated with each . |
| 29 | Large landed estates were run on the basis of patronage relationships between landowners and peasants , which were reinforced by the Catholic institution of compadrazgo ( god-parenthood ) . |
| 30 | The grants were awarded on the basis that the projects would develop enterprise skills in the participating students . |