Collocations withbasis
These are words often used in combination withbasis.
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adequate basis
The field as it exists, particularly one as new and expanding as this one, may not be an adequate basis for forecasting future trends.
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ad hoc basis
Over the period from 1948 to 1975 this was increased on an ad hoc basis and actually grew relative to average earnings.
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basis of calculation
This will both clarify the basis of calculation for applicants and also enable the processing of applications to be simplified and expedited.
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basis of classification
The basis of classification will be discussed below.
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basis of comparison
The results appear generalizable, and provide a sound basis of comparison for further work in the field.
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basis of equality
It is important, for this reason, that this dialogue should be engaged in on the basis of equality of rights.
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basis of membership
It is not until we reach paragraph 5(a), that we meet for the first time the proposal to eliminate the hereditary basis of membership.
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basis of negotiation
It is a hopeful sign that instead of the product-by-product basis of negotiation and argument, we shall be discussing the tariff reductions across the board.
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basis of principle
The shrimp sector is minuscule in the overall economic activity of the country, and any challenge would therefore have been on the basis of principle, and not economic interest.
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basis of reciprocity
Its main purpose is to create a legal framework for long-term cooperation in the field of energy on the basis of reciprocity and mutual benefit.
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basis vector
The choice is motivated by the fact that the first basis vector represents the most prominent term co-occurrence - and therefore the most dominant concept - in that cluster.
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biological basis
The biological basis of an antidepressant response to sleep deprivation and relapse : review and hypothesis.
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conceptual basis
The evidence for a numbergender hierarchy suggests that the conceptual basis for the morphological features involved has to be taken into account.
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confidential basis
Since the report contains commercially sensitive information, supplied by third parties on a confidential basis, it would not be appropriate to do so.
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consistent basis
These findings also suggest that the patients' preference for a home or a hospital death might be realized on a more consistent basis if a palliative care program were available.
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continual basis
Furthermore, not all operate on a continual basis.
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contractual basis
The detail would be for the new operator and its customers to agree on a contractual basis.
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cost-effective basis
Formula funding aims to increase student participation on a cost-effective basis whilst maintaining quality.
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equal basis
Although arguably at least as important as tasks undertaken through conventional employment, they are presently not recognised or recompensed on an equal basis with employment.
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equitable basis
There is substantial evidence from both high-income and low-income countries that taxes and social insurance schemes provide the most equitable basis for healthcare financing.
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factual basis
Accordingly, scientific data are regarded fundamentally insufficient as a factual basis of proper ethical consideration.
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firm basis
Before proposing a new virtual impedance algorithm, the related work is surveyed in order to provide a firm basis for this research.
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frequent basis
Slightly over a third said they took their children to libraries on a frequent basis.
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genetic basis
The second finding has come from studies on the genetic basis of narcolepsy using animal models.
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global basis
Persistent residues from pesticides also affected fish-eating birds during this period on a global basis.
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hereditary basis
Though a less secure form of tenure, these holdings were frequently held on a hereditary basis and were also bought and sold among the peasantry.
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hourly basis
The highs and lows can intermingle together or alternate rapidly on a weekly, daily, or even hourly basis.
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informal basis
Upon establishing reliability on a more informal basis, the judges independently rated the main set of deceased topic transcripts.
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interim basis
Where is the precedent for any traffic commissioner disclosing to the public what was the interim basis for the negotiations?
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irregular basis
These were reissued on an irregular basis until 1734.
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legal basis
The second phase of privatisation required innovation in the legal basis for the policy.
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legitimate basis
This should not form a legitimate basis for negating the link between interpretation and process.
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limited basis
In summary, there is no more than a limited basis for drawing any policy conclusions from this study.
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logical basis
There is no logical basis for using such an unorthodox standard.
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long-term basis
Others were using synthetic fertilizer but no pesticides on a long-term basis.
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mechanistic basis
Is there a common mechanistic basis for crosskingdom chemical activities?
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molecular basis
In this second of two reviews on the pathophysiology of haemoglobinopathies, we describe the clinical features, pathophysiology and molecular basis of - and -thalassaemias.
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multilateral basis
Finally, in the classified advertisements markets both buyers and sellers competitively negotiate on a multilateral basis for limited resources.
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neural basis
She has written publications in the areas of visual motion perception, pattern recognition, perceptual stability, and the neural basis of visual perception.
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neurological basis
As a result, we will establish a potential neurological basis for stress-induced alterations in memory.
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nightly basis
If you have a chorus of forty people, you simply can't ask them to improvise on a nightly basis.
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non-discriminatory basis
Multiplex providers' licences will require them to treat broadcasters, "fairly, reasonably and on a non-discriminatory basis".
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on a bilateral basis
These activities are financed on a bilateral basis and create the framework for successful project implementation.
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on a bipartisan basis
Instead of this pettifogging procedure there should be a promotion of expansion on a bipartisan basis.
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on a case-by-case basis
The net effect of these negative and positive externalities is an empirical question, and should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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on a contingency basis
Some of these are mutually exclusive or on a contingency basis only.
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on a continuing basis
First, the trajectory of support becomes steadily positive or upward when its aggregate level increases on a continuing basis.
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on a continuous basis
Non-compliance on a continuous basis can lead to closure of the plant.
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on a country-by-country basis
The modified formula can be used to value mineral reserves in any country using a 'benefits transfer' approach, or can be estimated on a country-by-country basis if the data permit.
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on a daily basis
The farmer did not sell unpasteurized milk and any excess milk was collected on a daily basis by a large national milk processor.
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on a day-by-day basis
This makes it difficult to generalise about which family members might be available on a day-by-day basis to seniors in need.
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on a day-to-day basis
Regulatory procedures establish decisionmaking processes through which the general rules are interpreted and applied on a day-to-day basis.
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on a fee-for-service basis
Physicians in such settings usually work as private practitioners and are paid by patients on a fee-for-service basis.
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on a full-time basis
Censuses determined as 'participants in subsidiary agriculture' only those who did this on a full-time basis.
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on a month-to-month basis
Many people are now taking tenancies on a month-to-month basis, and even on a quarterly basis.
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on a monthly basis
If you have this uncertainty on a monthly basis, you will get c o operation that will not show up in the settlement layout.
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on a nationwide basis
Furthermore, it has been shown that it is possible to lower the cesarean section rate on a nationwide basis without increasing risks to newborn infants (15).
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on a one-to-one basis
The interactions were per formed on a one-to-one basis.
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on a part-time basis
Staffing often comprises one carer support worker, working on a part-time basis or in different practices.
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on a pay-as-you-go basis
The cinema remains what it has been for the past century - a pre-timed showing of a film in a public location on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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on a periodic basis
External pressure has forced the military junta to talk about democracy, and to return to the theme on a periodic basis.
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on a provisional basis
The exact rates of pay are still under discussion and in the meantime he has drawn advances of pay on a provisional basis.
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on a random basis
Each plant was placed on one of the three positions in the cage on a random basis on the morning the observations were conducted.
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on a recurring basis
In 1984–85, £65,000 was allocated to the south-western region on a recurring basis for new initiatives in renal service provision.
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on a regular basis
The project's design inscribes an explicit contextual requirement for both electricity and telecommunications infrastructure to be available on a regular basis.
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on a rotating basis
The word lists were presented on a rotating basis, with 11 words of either type (familiar or rare) used in each trial, in a single voice.
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on a routine basis
This work has been placed on a routine basis.
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on a seasonal basis
From the sixteenth until the eighteenth century people migrated only on a seasonal basis to work in the fishery.
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on a semi-regular basis
In fact, so strongly did some of these older women feel about this organization, they still met on a semi-regular basis to have tea and chat.
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on a state-by-state basis
Instead, they are elected by electors who are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis.
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on a timely basis
A friendly sharing circle is thus formed and the dictionary can be updated on a timely basis.
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on a voluntary basis
Until now, the participation in stroke services by healthcare providers have been on a voluntary basis (18).
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on a weekly basis
Over a fifth of employed parents accessed both formal and informal childcare on a weekly basis.
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on a worldwide basis
One possibility is simply to stop vaccinating with live vaccine on a worldwide basis at a particular time.
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on a year-by-year basis
They provided information on a year-by-year basis on the language(s) used at home and at day care or school.
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on a year-to-year basis
On a year-to-year basis it has sometimes been difficult to see any change in reality, despite the great changes on paper.
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on a yearly basis
The maids were employed on a yearly basis, while young nursery maids sometimes were employed only in the summer, especially if they were very young.
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on an annual basis
Moreover, for this community, records of the economic situation of families are available on an annual basis.
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on an as-needed basis
Any operating funds simply came, on an as-needed basis, from the pockets and bank accounts of members.
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on an everyday basis
The latter is extremely familiar to ordinary mortals, who come into contact with it, exploit it or become its victims, on an everyday basis.
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on an individual basis
Their objective was to do so not on an individual basis, but through cooperatives.
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on an ongoing basis
Of this latter group, 11 were seeing a therapist/counsellor on an ongoing basis when frank psychosis emerged and 29 were not.
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on an outpatient basis
A few were aborted on an outpatient basis and released on the day of the operation.
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on the basis of criteria
By contrast, specific inequity refers to situations where employers reward specific workers on the basis of criteria unrelated to employee performance and productivity.
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on the basis of evidence
The need to justify policy change on the basis of evidence can be conveniently sidestepped.
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on the basis of gender
Despite the increase in remunerated employment there were no significant changes in the way tasks within the household were allocated on the basis of gender.
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on the basis of merit
Even those purportedly appointed on the basis of merit examinations may not be.
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on the basis of nationality
In the late nineteenth century women organized primarily on the basis of nationality and race; most women embraced causes they shared with the men of their families and communities.
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per capita basis
The only fair allocation of the global environmental space is on a per capita basis.
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permanent basis
Fourteen of these women were theoretically employed on a permanent basis, yet ten of them worked for less than thirty days.
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philosophical basis
The philosophical basis for the moral duties of physicians can be considered within the context of beneficence, paternalism, nonmalificence, or virtue ethics.
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physiological basis
Some evidence concerning the physiological basis of the periphery effect in the cat's retina.
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piecemeal basis
One would expect these to have been more wooded, perhaps exploited on a piecemeal basis by the communities living on the north side of the valley.
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principled basis
The point is that it does so because it identifies the wrong principled basis for the normative assessment of an intention.
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quarterly basis
Planning and feedback meetings were held among the project collaborators on a quarterly basis between 2001 and 2002.
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radial basis
In that case, we call the radial basis function 'positive definite' as well.
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rational basis
Prosecution or regulation without a rational basis is insulting and demeaning, as would be subjection to the whims of a tyrant.
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reasonable basis
Taken together, for the agencies involved in the programme these formed a reasonable basis for accepting the narrative and going ahead with its implementation.
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reciprocal basis
Protection of indigenous intellectual property outside of country would be granted only on a reciprocal basis.
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reliable basis
A composite measure of theory of mind would provide a more reliable basis to examine the relative contribution of theory of mind.
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rotational basis
All received weekly group supervision and also weekly peer supervision on a rotational basis.
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scientific basis
Certainly fingerprint patterns looked complex, but what was the scientific basis for arguing that they were infinitely variable?
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seasonally adjusted basis
In the third quarter of 1996 there were, on a seasonally adjusted basis, 1,369 compulsory liquidations, 2,054 creditors' voluntary liquidations and 6,657 bankruptcy orders.
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selective basis
Fundamentalists embrace social organizational and technological change on a selective basis, provided the changes are consonant with their own values and help them combat their internal and external enemies.
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short-term basis
In some instances, support was increased by taking on some of the family carer's responsibilities on a short-term basis or making referrals to other agencies.
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sole basis
The sole source of legitimate authority (though, as said above, not the sole basis of political duty) is, then, the rational consent of individuals.
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solid basis
However, current practice in radiotherapy is founded on a solid basis of quality control and vigilance which appears largely effective in preventing accidents.
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sound basis
Is there a sound basis for classifying raw findings as clearly positive or negative?
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structural basis
The structural basis for receptor specificity has not yet been adequately resolved.
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subscription basis
It offers publishers the chance to sell their highly developed information on a subscription basis and on an ongoing consultative basis.
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sufficient basis
Unfortunately, neither single-wave studies nor even two-wave studies provide a sufficient basis for studying development.
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systematic basis
If nothing else, they demonstrate the kinds of research that could usefully be done on a more systematic basis.
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temporary basis
Even in the late middle ages, town councils would occasionally employ mercenaries as guards at their town gates on a temporary basis.
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theoretical basis
Talking about age : the theoretical basis of social gerontology.
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