on the basis of
idiom
: according to : based on
Students were chosen/selected on the basis of their grades and test scores.
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Amendments, the Court barely lifted a finger to end segregation and disenfranchisement on the basis of race—not that Congress or the executive branch did much, either.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Open to manipulation Trump was conducting American foreign policy on the basis of his personal grievances, not American interests.
—David French, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
In July, the manager of the Marathon facility faced a criminal trial, charged by the State of Texas with disorderly conduct on the basis of Shirley’s sound readings.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The Court’s 6-3 decision found that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and other factors.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Open to manipulation Trump was conducting American foreign policy on the basis of his personal grievances, not American interests.
—David French, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
In July, the manager of the Marathon facility faced a criminal trial, charged by the State of Texas with disorderly conduct on the basis of Shirley’s sound readings.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The Court’s 6-3 decision found that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and other factors.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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“On the basis of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20basis%20of. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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