reliable basis

collocation in English

meaningsofreliableandbasis

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reliable
adjective
uk
/rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/us
/rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/
Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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(Definition ofreliableandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreliable basis

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A composite measure of theory of mind would provide a morereliablebasisto examine the relative contribution of theory of mind.
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Yet these factors do not provide areliablebasisfor predicting the theme vowel from a consonant-final nominative.
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In some areas, there is also a shortage of men and women willing to undertake this repetitive work on a continuing andreliablebasis.
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Identification of predictors from various areas would clearly enhance the chance to base prediction on a broader and morereliablebasis.
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If she does so, the metric of happiness or desire satisfaction may not be areliablebasisfor judging her well-being.
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Science can and should inform the development of an idea but it is in some way inadequate and therefore stereotypes are the morereliablebasisfor initial design concepts.
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Wichmann (1998) and others make the mistake of supposing that (or operating as though) phonemic inventories rather than phonetic interpretation are areliablebasisfor establishing directionality.
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Unfortunately, however, it no longer provides areliablebasisfor policy debate because it does not measure environmental sustainability or social integration.
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We have concluded that the 1990 track record is not areliablebasisfor the allocation of entitlement.
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There is noreliablebasisfor making such an estimate.
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The compilation of such figures on anyreliablebasisis a matter of considerable complexity, and accurate results are very difficult to obtain.
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The mostreliablebasisfor estimating expenditure is the payment statistics.
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Information on private prosecutions is not available on areliablebasis.
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There is noreliablebasison which to form such an assessment.
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Owing to the wide range of electrical components, it is not possible to give bulk figures which would provide areliablebasisfor comparison.
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There is noreliablebasison which to establish the volumes or the amounts of subsidy which might have been involved in such re-exports.
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There would be some cost to the reserves but past applications do not provide areliablebasisfor an estimate.
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Some of these eggs may have been produced in another country, but such information is not available on areliablebasis.
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There is noreliablebasison which to forecast the position in future years.
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I do not regard the percentages as providing areliablebasisof comparison.
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