irregular basis

collocation in English

meaningsofirregularandbasis

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irregular
adjective
uk
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lər/us
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
formal
(of behaviour or actions) not according to usual rules or what ...
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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 ofirregularandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofirregular basis

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These were reissued on anirregularbasisuntil 1734.
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The rest of the committees met on anirregularbasis.
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Because domestic servants did not return home regularly, each worker received a portion of her annual wage on anirregularbasisand the sum of each payment fluctuated.
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Meetings take place on anirregularbasisand are dominated by an atmosphere of distrust.
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She receives £5·00 per week for child maintenance on anirregularbasis.
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It should be noted that projections have been published on anirregularbasis.
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Up-rating of capital sums, disregards and savings limits, is done on anirregularbasis.
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Only in the special circumstances of the requirement to work late at night on anirregularbasisis a tax concession justified.
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Some countries hold referendums on a regular basis, some hold them on anirregularbasis, and some do not hold them at all.
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Listening to this discussion, it seems to me that there is rather more to it than can be dealt with on a whollyirregularbasis.
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Information of this kind was collected centrally on anirregularbasisonly before 1979 and the figures for 1982 are not yet available.
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I feel that the taxing of those who find themselves having to work late on anirregularbasis, with no arrangements for getting home safely, is most objectionable.
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Northern species tend to be migratory; southern species do not migrate though the hardhead travels long distances on anirregularbasisin response to rainfall.
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Only 31 busts have been added since its opening, on anirregularbasis, for a total of 191, twelve of them female.
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Higher denomination lev coins have also been introduced into circulation at anirregularbasiswith varying sizes and metallic compositions, including silver.
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Meetings were held in the school room on a ratherirregularbasis.
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Since then, smaller spacequakes plague the world on anirregularbasis.
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Currently the journal is published on anirregularbasis.
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These costs may be incurred on a regular orirregularbasis.
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These are usually held on an annual orirregularbasis, and are usually black tie.
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