on the grounds that
idiom
: for the reason that : because
Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.
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The New York Times revealed this week that in 2022, an attorney linked to Kennedy filed a petition with the US Food and Drug Administration seeking to revoke approval of the polio vaccine currently used in the United States on the grounds that the agency didn't conduct sufficient safety studies.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Hudbay successfully challenged designation of the northern Santa Ritas as critical habitat for the species, listed as endangered within the U.S., on the grounds that the land was not critical to species survival globally.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: An ally of RFK Jr. in 2022 petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the polio vaccine on the grounds that the agency didn't conduct sufficient safety studies, documents show.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Key Facts Owens— who hosts a YouTube show—was refused an entertainment worker’s visa to New Zealand Thursday on the grounds that visas cannot be given legally to people who have been banned from another country, a spokesperson for the New Zealand immigration agency told the Associated Press.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Hudbay successfully challenged designation of the northern Santa Ritas as critical habitat for the species, listed as endangered within the U.S., on the grounds that the land was not critical to species survival globally.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: An ally of RFK Jr. in 2022 petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the polio vaccine on the grounds that the agency didn't conduct sufficient safety studies, documents show.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Key Facts Owens— who hosts a YouTube show—was refused an entertainment worker’s visa to New Zealand Thursday on the grounds that visas cannot be given legally to people who have been banned from another country, a spokesperson for the New Zealand immigration agency told the Associated Press.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“On the grounds that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20grounds%20that. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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