on a bipartisan basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofon,bipartisanandbasis
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on
preposition
uk/ɒn/us/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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bipartisan
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪˈpɑː.tɪ.zæn/us/ˌbaɪˈpɑːr.t̬ə.zən/
supported by or consisting of two ...
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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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Instead of this pettifogging procedure there should be a promotion of expansion on abipartisanbasis.
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That we cannot separate the education of teachers from other forms of higher education is now widely accepted on abipartisanbasis.
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The nuclear industry has been conducted on abipartisanbasisover the past 30 or more years.
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It would be wonderful if the issue could be approached on abipartisanbasis, with the best brains marshalled to try to help the teachers.
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We have always played on abipartisanbasis.
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It could return us to the position in the early 1970s when the pension legislation was developed on abipartisanbasis.
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Although midwives were a party to that agreement, it was never directly discussed with their professional body on abipartisanbasis.
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They want to alter what has been accepted—in some cases on abipartisanbasis—for years as being the best thing in this country.
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On abipartisanbasis, back benchers will have to challenge the executive.
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In this area at least, employment issues should be dealt with on abipartisanbasis.
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If it can be done on abipartisanbasis, so much the better.
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They have fixed the date and have gone ahead on abipartisanbasis.
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It was a socio-factor carried on abipartisanbasis.
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We seek on this issue, as we have on electoral processes, to proceed as far as possible on abipartisanbasis.
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To date the nuclear programme has been undertaken on abipartisanbasis.
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It was all done on abipartisanbasis.
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Above all, let us have a clear and definite policy in regard to these territories, evolved if possible on abipartisanbasisand after consideration with the territories concerned.
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Further legislation was introduced in 1968 and 1973, presumably on abipartisanbasis, which gave local authorities an increasing role in maintaining public transport through revenue support payments.
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What we tried to do on abipartisanbasisis have a better bill.
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