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单词 basis
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basis
(bsɪs )
Word forms: bases (bsiːz )
1. singular noun [usu on N] B2
If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis.
They want all groups to be treated on an equal basis.
I've always worked on the basis that any extra money would go into property.
Synonyms: arrangement, way, system, footing  
2. singular noun [on N, NOUN that]
If you say that you are acting on the basis of something, you are giving that as the reason for your action.
McGregor must remain confined, on the basis of the medical reports we have received. [+ of]
On the basis that recognising the problem is halfway to a solution, Mulcahy's comments yesterday should be well received.
3. countable noun [usually singular]
The basis of something is its starting point or an important part of it from which it can be further developed.
Both factions have broadly agreed that the U.N. plan is a possible basis for negotiation. [+ for]
...the sub-atomic particles that form the basis of nearly all matter on earth. [+ of]
Synonyms: foundation, support, base, ground  
4. countable noun [usually singular]
The basis for something is a fact or argument that you can use to prove or justify it.
...Japan's attempt to secure the legal basis to send troops overseas.
This is a common fallacy which has no basis in fact.
Collocations:
ad hoc basis
Usually you can pay lump sums on an ad hoc basis or set up regular overpayments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can use it on an ad hoc basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You can pay lump sums on an ad hoc basis or set up regular overpayments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The new help will be given on an ad hoc basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Taking painkillers on an ad hoc basis does no harm.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
biological basis
To what extent is there a biological basis for human culture?
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Another key area in the future is biological engineering — particularly understanding the biological basis of personality and cognition, personalised medicine and com-computational and synthetic biology.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Preliminarily investigations have been made into the biological basis for acupoint specificity.
Ling Zhao, Ji Chen, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ying Li, Ding-Jun Cai, Yong Tang, Jie Yang, Fan-Rong Liang 2012, 'A Review of Acupoint Specificity Research in China: Status Quo and Prospects', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
case-by-case basis
Those at an advanced stage will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Computing (2010)
There is a lack of experienced bank managers in local regions who are able to build relationships with business owners and judge them on a case-by-case basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Building societies are also often open to assessing individuals on a case-by-case basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now police and other crime-fighting agencies will have to apply to firms for data on a case-by-case basis.
The Sun (2009)
But approaches and specifications will have to be designed, if only on a case-by-case basis.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
consistent basis
I want to be at these events on a consistent basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Finally, don't be afraid to have personal conversations with group members who have trouble attending on a consistent basis.
Christianity Today
It's about putting together back-to-back winters, getting the body to be robust and becoming used to competing and training on a consistent basis.
Times, Sunday Times
So why haven't they done it on a consistent basis?
The Sun
We need to do it on a more consistent basis.
The Sun
continuing basis
Marrieds need to understand that many singles are dealing on a continuing basis with very painful relationships.
Christianity Today
It's common sense that if alligators are fed on a continuing basis that they will return.
Times, Sunday Times
Box-office revenue on a continuing basis rose 7.7 per cent to 185.7 million.
Times, Sunday Times
Incorporating plenty of organic matter in your soil on a continuing basis will increase its water-retention capabilities significantly.
Times, Sunday Times
They are held on a continuing basis in virtually all markets and normally attract companies from around the globe.
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continuous basis
Application deadline: applications are processed on a continuous basis in order of receipt, so they should be submitted as early as possible.
Times, Sunday Times
Lack of horizontal trust requires that both producers and consumers test services on a continuous basis.
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The university follows 100% internal evaluation on continuous basis.
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Thermometric sensors have no electrochemical interaction with the titrating solution, and therefore can be used on a continuous basis with essentially no maintenance.
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The groundwater continues to be extracted and treated on a continuous basis.
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daily basis
But jump jockeys - who risk life and limb on a daily basis - are nothing if not brave.
The Sun (2009)
Good question - it seemed the perfect opposite to the giant trucks that dice with death on a daily basis.
The Sun (2010)
I see car drivers doing things on a daily basis that would make your hair curl.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
En masse, on a daily basis, they can do your head in.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the next few days it divides on a daily basis, becoming a multicellular organism.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
day-to-day basis
What does your role involve on a day-to-day basis?
Computing (2010)
That company was formed to manage the property on a day-to-day basis and is presumably paid by the freeholder, so they must know who they are.
The Sun (2017)
We will be assessing him on a day-to-day basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We do not talk about my illness much on a day-to-day basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was difficult for us to make just on a day-to-day basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
determine the basis
We find this astonishing, given the unwieldy and complex legislation and case law that determine the basis on which a third of the population live in their homes.
Times, Sunday Times
Players use decider cards to determine the basis for a winning reaction.
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Most were unhappy that a precedent could be set, whereby an individual determined the basis on which to respond to an official summons to appear before an inquiry.
Times, Sunday Times
As an approach to determining the basis upon which costs should be awarded, that was sound.
Times, Sunday Times
This act determined the basis of media regulation by its contents, not a technological standard.
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equal basis
Voters do not chose between competing offers from parties on an equal basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Friendly and unaffected, he could relate on an equal basis to every condition of person, always seeming to have time for a chat.
Times, Sunday Times
They talked to me on an equal basis.
The Sun
He could really talk to anyone in the globe on an equal basis.
Globe and Mail
These were largely to ensure that the integrated company would tender sub-contracts to external companies on an equal basis with its subsidiaries.
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establish a basis
Another way of describing the necessary strength of a trademark may establish some basis for dilution protection from a consumer-confusion standpoint.
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His work helped to establish the basis of modern geology.
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Both of them married into wealthy families which allowed them to establish a basis for their business.
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In fact, differences on or ability are common between groups and establish the basis for much research.
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It was during his youth, devoted to study and contemplation, that he established the basis of his philosophical and spiritual reflections.
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experimental basis
I don't want to do this [buying plcs] on an experimental basis.
Times, Sunday Times
On a purely experimental basis, of course.
Times, Sunday Times
The project has been started on an experimental basis at 19 companies, with some members of staff earning hundreds of euros a month to peddle to the office or factory.
Times, Sunday Times
The bronchus transplant and the stroke treatment are being offered only on an experimental basis, and embryonic approaches have not even reached that far.
Times, Sunday Times
The rooms will be hired out on an experimental basis initially during a two-year trial period.
Times, Sunday Times
factual basis
There is no factual basis to support that contention.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So too does the naive confidence in the factual basis of scientific belief.
Yearley, Steven Science, Technology, and Social Change (1988)
I say that on a factual basis rather than making a political point out of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There was no factual basis for any of them,' his lawyers will argue.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
firm basis
But we had no firm basis in previous research to work from.
Times, Sunday Times
Parodies only work if the audience shares a firm basis of cultural knowledge.
The Times Literary Supplement
This first pair of encyclopaediavolumes provides a firm basis and a good augury for the rest of the series.
Times, Sunday Times
In love, building a firm basis of friendship may be the secret of making it last for ever.
The Sun
The machinery bought in the years around 1900 and the new steam engine from 1903 set the production on a firm basis.
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first-come first-served basis
The visas are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Scientist (2000)
Offer subject to promotional availability on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Sun (2011)
All bunk beds are now taken but a limited amount of ' scramble' spaces are still available in the torpedo tubes on a first-come, first-served basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
first-name basis
We're talking to each other on a first-name basis and things are good.
The Sun
They know all the patients on a first-name basis, what music they like or what football teams their dads support.
The Sun
Students get to know their professors on a first-name basis.
Christianity Today
Every pastor needs to know on a first-name basis the psychiatrists and psychologists in the community.
Christianity Today
A first-name basis and an unguarded, give-and-take style must somehow be encouraged.
Christianity Today
form the basis
Divide off the front of your hair, from the parting to your right ear, to form the basis of your plait.
The Sun (2013)
Jangly guitars and memorable hooks form the basis of the songs on this debut.
The Sun (2012)
But while these form the basis of political allegiances, the issues are not easily resolved.
Brindley,Tim & Rydin, Yvonne & Stoker, Gerry Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years (1989)
This consensus should form the basis of regulatory behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
frequent basis
A passenger sitting directly behind me was served alcohol on a frequent basis for two to three hours.
Times, Sunday Times
It was faultless and now talks are under way about bringing the final here again soon and on a fairly frequent basis.
The Sun
We would rather have better, more narrative reporting on a less frequent basis, perhaps annually or semi-annually.
Times, Sunday Times
Websites that regularly update content, such as those of newspapers, will eventually be captured on a more frequent basis - possibly daily or hourly, if technology allows.
Times, Sunday Times
And on a frequent basis, we are asked to be a spiritual guide for people who, without benefit of our background and experience, can blow even the simplest spiritual challenge.
Christianity Today
full-time basis
It will involve moving from caretaker to manager on a full-time basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
So surely they must fancy getting the job on a full-time basis?
The Sun (2006)
You will be employed on a permanent full-time basis with opportunity to apply for permanent residency after two years.
The Sun (2009)
genetic basis
The present study deals with the genetic basis of the observed allozyme polymorphism.
Radulović Ž., Milutinović M., Tomanović S., Mulenga A. 2010, 'Exon variability of gene encoding glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of Ixodes ricinus ticks*', Parasite
This study expands the understanding of the genetic basis of spike characteristics in hexaploid wheat.
Yaopeng Zhou, Benjamin Conway, Daniela Miller, David Marshall, Aaron Cooper, Paul Murphy, Shiaoman Chao, Gina Brown-Guedira, José Costa 2017, 'Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Spike Characteristics in Hexaploid Wheat', The Plant Genome
However, the genetic basis for the development of petaloid staminodes remains unclear largely because the genomic sequences are not available.
Xueyi Tian, Qianxia Yu, Huanfang Liu, Jingping Liao 2016, 'Temporal-Spatial Transcriptome Analyses Provide Insights into the Development of Petaloid Androecium in Canna indica', Frontiers in Plant Science
global basis
We should be preparing for it on a global basis.
Times,Sunday Times
The challenge, he says, will be to implement them on a global basis.
Times, Sunday Times
It can potentially extend life and also possibly save lives on a global basis.
The Sun
But they do present a golden opportunity to spread a club's brand on a global basis.
The Sun
A critical feature of the case was that the patent was a standard technology for products which were designed to operate on a global basis.
Times,Sunday Times
historical basis
Many periodontists also diagnose and treat oral pathology and periodontics was the historical basis for the specialty of oral medicine.
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Instead, he argued that there was evidence that the story had a historical basis.
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However, these theories are without historical basis and do not stand up to scrutiny.
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The maps were included in the first volume to accompany a discussion of the historical basis of the plans.
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This claim appears to have at least some factual historical basis.
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hourly basis
Since then they've been in touch on an almost hourly basis.
The Sun (2014)
One in six said arrivals are kept waiting in ambulances on an hourly basis because of the acute bed shortage.
The Sun (2012)
On an hourly basis she was presented with men and women whose lives hung by the thinnest of threads.
The Sun (2010)
It is impractical to try to charge interest on an hourly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That is true whether you measure them on a weekly or an hourly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
individual basis
It said that there was no need to as each item was unique, preowned stock sold on an individual basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
For the first time it also became necessary to determine refugee status on an individual basis.
Bramwell, Anna C Refugees in the Age of Total War (1988)
Refugee status should be determined on an individual basis.
Bramwell, Anna C Refugees in the Age of Total War (1988)
They arrive individually and their asylum request is determined on an individual basis.
Bramwell, Anna C Refugees in the Age of Total War (1988)
So much so that, on an individual basis, managing danger is a fact of life.
Stanko, Elizabeth Everyday Violence (1990)
informal basis
They also spend more time with management on an informal basis.
Times, Sunday Times
The dean hosts a coffee morning each term to ensure staff have an opportunity to speak to him on an informal basis.
Times, Sunday Times
At present, the conduct committee can ask a company to highlight the existence of an inquiry only on an informal basis.
Times, Sunday Times
The shop did this for a few customers on an informal basis.
Times,Sunday Times
Mentoring and coaching, especially on an informal basis, help people to build the networks they need to work across corporate boundaries.
Times, Sunday Times
legal basis
But it can only use lethal force where there is a clear legal basis for doing so.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
No clinical information is shared, and before anything at all is shared there has to be a legal basis to do so.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They had no legal basis for holding her.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That is not to say that Spain remained a feudal society but rather that the legal basis for capitalism was established without there being a political revolution.
Paul Preston The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge
molecular basis
We tackle this question, using a comparative genomic approach, by considering the molecular basis of aerobiosis within archaea.
Kirill Borziak, Mareike G. Posner, Abhishek Upadhyay, Michael J. Danson, Stefan Bagby, Steve Dorus 2014, 'Comparative Genomic Analysis Reveals 2-Oxoacid Dehydrogenase Complex Lipoylation Correlation with Aerobiosis in Archaea', PLoS ONE
Differential expression of circadian genes in non-cancerous and cancerous cells may provide a molecular basis for chronotherapy of glioma.
Wang Fan, Xiaowei Chen, Caiyan Li, Yongluo, Lvan Chen, Pingfei Liu, Zhijun Chen 2014, 'The analysis of deregulated expression and methylation of the PER2 genes in gliomas', Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
The identification and functional characterization of these olfactory proteins will enhance our knowledge of the molecular basis of insect chemoreception.
Shao-Hua Gu, Liang Sun, Ruo-Nan Yang, Kong-Ming Wu, Yu-Yuan Guo, Xian-Chun Li, Jing-Jiang Zhou, Yong-Jun Zhang 2014, 'Molecular Characterization and Differential Expression of Olfactory Genes in the Antennae of the Black Cutworm Moth Agrotis ipsilon', PLoS ONE
These findings provide the first insights into the molecular basis of chemoreception in the striped flea beetle.
Zhongzhen Wu, Shuying Bin, Hualiang He, Zhengbing Wang, Mei Li, Jintian Lin 2016, 'Differential Expression Analysis of Chemoreception Genes in the Striped Flea Beetle Phyllotreta striolata Using a Transcriptomic Approach', PLOS ONE
Our study provides the first insights into the molecular basis of chemoreception in this insect pest.
Zhongzhen Wu, He Zhang, Shuying Bin, Lei Chen, Qunxin Han, Jintian Lin 2016, 'Antennal and Abdominal Transcriptomes Reveal Chemosensory Genes in the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri', PLOS ONE
monthly basis
An assured shorthold tenancy is either for a specific (fixed-term) or periodic tenancy, which continues on a weekly or monthly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The two indices often differ on a monthly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
On a monthly basis they were 1.1 per cent higher as the imbalance between the chronic lack of homes for sale and soaring demand continued to intensify.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
moral basis
A new concept of dual responsibility for crime has been constructed, which lacks a coherent legal or, indeed, moral basis.
Times, Sunday Times
It would be heartwarming if this stance had some kind of moral basis.
The Sun
Playing for love rather than money changes the moral basis of sport.
Times, Sunday Times
Theologians, lawyers and doctors would come together to discuss the legal and moral basis of advanced medical research.
Times, Sunday Times
We've restored a moral basis for our foreign policy.
Times, Sunday Times
nightly basis
You can reinvent yourself on a nightly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His sleep patterns differ on a nightly basis and he will often be awake all night if he is bored in the day.
The Sun (2012)
Women would dress up and had to be accompanied by a man, and the crowd changed on a nightly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My brother was one of tens of thousands of aircrew who were shot to bits on a nightly basis over civilised Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
objective basis
The court applied the standard on an objective basis and the test was one of fairness.
Times,Sunday Times
Our scarce resources should be allocated on a more objective basis, not based on who can turn on the waterworks in a doctor's surgery.
The Sun
Job descriptions and an annual review remove the appearance of arbitrary behavior on the part of a pastor and provide an objective basis for evaluation.
Christianity Today
But they have no objective basis, and our belief in them can be explained by theories that do not suppose them to be features of the underlying reality.
The Times Literary Supplement
The only objective basis for moral value would be the rationality of the good will, expressed in recognition of moral duty.
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on a first come first served basis
However, it may offer this facility to the deserving and soliciting students on first come first serve basis.
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These spaces are available on a first come, first serve basis, are limited and tend to fill up quickly.
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Campsites are available only on a first come/first serve basis.
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Artists were selected on a first come, first serve basis considering the appropriateness of the available studio space to their practice.
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As late as 1989, 110 garden plots were still available for summer rental on a first come, first serve basis for $7.00 each.
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on the basis of principle
Compromise his chances on the basis of principle?
Times, Sunday Times
They built a following of people, the relationship not on philosophy, not on the basis of principle but a relationship of procedure.
Christianity Today
I refuse to admit that if the issues are clearly presented, the southern voters will not vote on the basis of principle...
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one-to-one basis
Scare tactics can work, however, if used on a one-to-one basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Most file-sharing services work on a one-to-one basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They saw sniping as a means of fighting for their country and making a difference on a one-to-one basis.
Andy Dougan THE HUNTING OF MAN (2004)
It can be carried out in a group workshop or used on a one-to-one basis.
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
Managers are keen to spend time with their staff on a one-to-one basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
part-time basis
He will maintain his links as an associate director on a part-time basis, concentrating on helping to develop the club's commercial operations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I thought he was going to keep Steeple Fritton as his base and chuck in his lot with The Memory Lane Fair on a part-time basis.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
Which partly explains why, out of some misguided notion of loyalty, we continued to employ Marshall on an informal, part-time basis.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
And that has meant he has kept his job on a part-time basis.
The Sun (2013)
I have offered to play for them on a part-time basis.
The Sun (2009)
per capita basis
On a per capita basis, the damage would range from €9,500 to €11,500, with more costs to come in subsequent years.
Times, Sunday Times
On a per capita basis, between 2007 and 2015, food waste reduced by about 20 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times
Those very large (13.3%) budget deficits on a per capita basis would scare investors.
Times, Sunday Times
It would also raise enough money to pay subsidies to those regions thought to require them based on a formula of need, probably calculated on a per capita basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Real household disposable incomes in aggregate had only one really bad year, 2011, and on a per capita basis recovered to pre-crisis levels in the second half of last year.
Times, Sunday Times
permanent basis
My one ostentatious act had been to hire on a permanent basis my very own black taxi with its own mobile telephone.
Matthews, Lew A CONVICTION OF GUILT
That would have been the perfect scenario for when he is confirmed in the role on a permanent basis next week.
The Sun (2014)
That was one of the kernels of the idea for engaging people on a more permanent basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Before long, mob bosses were wondering whether he should disappear on a permanent basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But after that, it's difficult to recapture the magic on a permanent basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
provide the basis
Such quandaries could provide the basis for many more docs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His discoveries were of considerable use in understanding disease and they provided the basis of the biotechnology industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This would provide the basis for the new decimal system of weights.
Andro Linklater MEASURING AMERICA (2002)
These outings provided the basis for his successful archaeological guidebook.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The orchestra and chorus provided the basis for success.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
quarterly basis
But on a quarterly basis the number of full-time workers was up by only 31,000, parttimers by 145,000.
Times, Sunday Times
Profits are then booked comparatively conservatively and results are announced on a quarterly basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Payouts are calculated on a quarterly basis and weigh corporate and personal performance.
Times, Sunday Times
Fees will then be calculated on a quarterly basis depending on the frequency of your gym visits.
Times, Sunday Times
Their work was then reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Times, Sunday Times
rational basis
Let us hope that this disposes of the carbon debt argument and that the debate can proceed on a rational basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Again, this fails to understand the rational basis of dissent.
Times, Sunday Times
But both can provide a rational basis on which to guess.
Times, Sunday Times
The first of the book's three parts establishes the rational basis of music's world of self-referential signs.
The Times Literary Supplement
Even if a private citizen were entitled to avail himself of them he would have to show that there was, objectively judged, some rational basis for the surveillance.
Times, Sunday Times
reasonable basis
However, a reasonable basis exists for treating them as a business expense.
Christianity Today
No doubt some environmentalist groups will argue that this provides a reasonable basis for keeping, say, a number of draconian travel laws in place.
Times,Sunday Times
You will have to prove that the police had no reasonable basis to arrest you - in other words that their conduct was entirely unlawful.
The Sun
Expenses that are incurred to carry out both an unrelated trade or business and an organization's exempt functions must be allocated between the two uses on a reasonable basis.
Christianity Today
By a 2-1 majority the judges said that the 1,500 pages of evidence provided a 'reasonable basis to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed'.
Times, Sunday Times
regional basis
Units of cavalry and infantry were usually raised on a regional basis because that was cheap and easy to organise.
Times, Sunday Times
He believes measures will have to be more experimental and tried on a regional basis to see if they work.
Times, Sunday Times
Ford, once a strong proponent of the 'world car', now operates on a more regional basis.
Times, Sunday Times
The time has come for public sector pay to be set on a regional basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Trade agreements are typically negotiated on a bilateral or regional basis.
Times, Sunday Times
regular basis
A royal warrant is granted to a company that provides products or services to the royal household on a regular basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are enough ways of getting out in this game without adding run-outs to the score card on a regular basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Instead, we can set ourselves the task of looking on a regular basis for those places where our accustomed explanations for things do not hold so well.
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
This is an issue anyone with daughters faces on a regular basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They wear three favourites on a regular basis.
The Sun (2017)
routine basis
I have a message for the medical profession: wake up and test for coeliac disease on a routine basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Further, vets and farmers believe that antibiotics should not be used on a routine basis to compensate for poor husbandry practices.
Times, Sunday Times
Any equipment handling hydrogen chloride gas must be checked on a routine basis; particularly valve stems and regulators.
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Information governance issues and considerations are integrated into business decisions on a routine basis, and the organization easily meets its legal and regulatory requirements.
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At present, three types of heart surgery are being performed on a routine basis using robotic surgery systems.
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scientific basis
A nurse can graduate without being able actually to apply the scientific basis of illness to real patients or respecting the importance of hands-on care.
Times, Sunday Times
There was a select committee report recently that concluded — as it could only possibly conclude — that homeopathy had no scientific basis whatsoever.
Times, Sunday Times
The tests offer conflicting results and have no scientific basis but are being sold at a price of up to 250, our research found.
Times, Sunday Times
Many diets sold to the public have no scientific basis and can be summed up as 'nutribabble', according to experts.
Times, Sunday Times
Government officials dismissed his findings and experts said that there was no scientific basis for the prediction.
Times, Sunday Times
short-term basis
Renting out a property on a short-term basis can be a lucrative business, especially over the festive season.
Times, Sunday Times
Rather than ask for commitment, give them a chance to try filling a role on a short-term basis.
Christianity Today
Propaganda moves people to change on a short-term basis, usually producing great regret.
Christianity Today
Most ordinary investors do not have the time or the inclination to trade on such a short-term basis.
Times, Sunday Times
An online service which provides individuals with a platform from which to rent out their chic (hopefully unoccupied) innercity living spaces on a short-term basis.
Times, Sunday Times
sole basis
Instead of choosing where to spend the best days of their lives on the sole basis of a well-stocked library, could it be that students just want to go clubbing?
Times, Sunday Times
Criminal charges could not be brought unless there was evidence that a crime had been committed; the sole basis for prosecution was verifiable evidence.
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Serologic testing can be helpful but should not be the sole basis for diagnosis.
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However, no country has adopted this approach as the sole basis of its defence.
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It was recognized that the mind played a role in healing, or that it might also be the sole basis for the illness.
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solid basis
We are convinced that the consensus we have reached offers a solid basis for this clarification.
Christianity Today
Where, except in the reformation of many separate selves, could we find a solid basis for change in their society and culture?
Christianity Today
Respect for the environment together with good relations with communities provide a solid basis for uninterrupted mining operations.
Times, Sunday Times
It makes sense that the trust and commitment of a healthy marriage can, in theory, form a solid basis for a business partnership.
Times, Sunday Times
This doesn't seem a solid basis for making the suit your investment buy of the season.
Times, Sunday Times
sound basis
Often an empathetic, objective third party, perhaps a spouse or trusted colleague, can show us which tensions have no sound basis.
Christianity Today
The system could then have been defended on the sound basis that no student would have to pay back more in real terms than he or she received.
Times, Sunday Times
A not-for-profit company was formed to administer the publication on a financially sound basis.
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This, together with her musical competence, provided a sound basis on which to develop a new type of ballet.
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There are other more curious cases on which more detailed research needs to be done to establish a sound basis.
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sufficient basis
Its findings had a sufficient basis in the evidence and there was no proper ground for interfering with them.
Times, Sunday Times
There was no sufficient basis upon which to hold that the extradition request ought to have been refused on proportionality grounds.
Times, Sunday Times
The proven facts had to form a sufficient basis to sustain a finding of propensity but each individual item of evidence did not have to be proved.
Times,Sunday Times
It went on the incorrect assumption that price-fixing when carried out in circumstances of secretive and deceptive behaviour was dishonest in itself and a sufficient basis for conspiracy to defraud.
Times, Sunday Times
The issue was essentially whether, as a matter of law, that was a sufficient basis on which to have made the direction.
Times, Sunday Times
sustainable basis
That's not thanks to government policy, however, and it's not a sustainable basis for long-term increases in living standards.
Times, Sunday Times
Enough firewood for cooking, pottery kilns, and making lime plaster for building work would have been available on a sustainable basis, with resin-rich pinewood imported from neighbouring regions.
Times, Sunday Times
I don't know anybody who seriously disputes these reforms are necessary to put the health service on a sustainable basis.
The Sun
In our journey of excellence, we need funds on a sustainable basis.
Outlook India
This isn't a sustainable basis for maintaining economic growth.
Times, Sunday Times
sustained basis
Most economists still believe that the peril of a prolonged bout of fullblown deflation, which would mean prices falling across the economy on a sustained basis, will still be avoided.
Times, Sunday Times
As a result, and because they are not intended to be widely shared or challenged, clinical audits are not always carried out on a sustained basis.
Times, Sunday Times
But these factors alone will not be sufficient to bring inflation back to target on a sustained basis, let alone push it below the 2 per cent threshold.
Times, Sunday Times
He set a target of improving margins by 1 percentage point over three years from 2017 while delivering 'mid-single-digit organic topline growth on a sustained basis'.
Times, Sunday Times
Not on any sustained basis.
The Sun
temporary basis
If I get a larger caseload than I can handle myself, I employ other people on a temporary basis.
Taylor, Andy TOY SHOP (1986)
This way, the scene will change on a temporary basis for a couple of months.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This may be good for their pockets on a temporary basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some of the benefits could be permanent, while others could be on a temporary basis to help your employees settle in to the new location.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
the very basis of
This link forms the very basis of the market's moral authority.
Times, Sunday Times
Foreign powers are already actively interfering not just in our elections but in the very basis of our democratic polity: commonly agreed truth.
Times, Sunday Times
The government's modus operandi seems to be: suppress the scary data, provide occasional glimpses without full disclosure, then cite that murky data as the very basis of policy.
Times,Sunday Times
They are the very basis of civilisation, acting as literary repositories of all our accumulated wisdom and stories.
Times, Sunday Times
Her remark demonstrates a contempt for the very basis of parliament, for other politicians, for party leaders, for anyone with a differing point of view, and for the electorate.
Times, Sunday Times
theological basis
His stance on ethical questions was always to seek a firm scriptural and theological basis, then produce a moderate expression of traditional principles.
Times, Sunday Times
It spells out the theological basis of his reform.
Times, Sunday Times
A presentation of the theological basis for ministry issues, including preaching and worship.
Christianity Today
Can we allow parishioners latitude in their musical taste, worship style, and even their theological basis?
Christianity Today
They are a theological basis for intercultural relations.
Christianity Today
undermine the basis
His evidence, it argued, would undermine the basis on which other experts reached different conclusions and so a conviction was not a realistic prospect.
Times, Sunday Times
In this sense, it undermines the basis for its own solidarity.
The Times Literary Supplement
They are undermining the basis of future wellbeing and prosperity - including genetic resources and food production, climate stability, and coastal and soil protection.
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voluntary basis
Back in civilian life he worked in the plastics industry and, on a voluntary basis, comforted terminally ill hospice patients.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We held a general meeting and then sent out a notice, making it clear that it was all on a voluntary basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But, from that point, it will be on an informal and voluntary basis without the constraint of irrevocable commitment to some higher political entity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In fact I'm doing it on a purely voluntary basis, so there's no charge to the public purse.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
A council was elected, my appointment as leader was confirmed and a treasurer and secretary elected, all on a voluntary basis.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)
weekly basis
The hotel industry determines staffing levels on a weekly basis, based on occupancy.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The savviest group are 18-to-24-year-olds with 85 per cent saying they try one on a weekly basis.
The Sun (2017)
She says: 'I was phoning the shop on a weekly basis to make alterations.
The Sun (2013)
In the spring he developed new allergies and had to be taken to see a skin specialist and an allergist almost on a weekly basis.
Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS (2001)
Rugby players can brawl on a weekly basis and the world barely notices.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
yearly basis
If evaluations are done on a yearly basis, you can spot the problem before it becomes serious.
Christianity Today
We review tennis events on a yearly basis.
Times, Sunday Times
Or a renegotiation of our contract on a yearly basis.
Times, Sunday Times
It's becoming increasingly hard to invest in new artists with this level of piracy and with revenues falling on a yearly basis.
The Sun
Savers can invest in the collection - and pick up returns on a yearly basis.
The Sun
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Chinese: 基础
Japanese: 基礎
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