on a day-by-day basis

collocation in English

meaningsofonandbasis

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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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basis
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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(Definition ofonandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This makes it difficult to generalise about which family members might be available on aday-by-daybasisto seniors in need.
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Families and individuals can, in principle, thus be followed on aday-by-daybasisfor a long period.
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On aday-by-daybasisfewer deliveries occur at the weekend, but the opposite was true for preterm births in the early 1980s.
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When a household has to contend with a near continuous state of food uncertainty, its livelihood strategies revolve around the imperative of obtaining food on aday-by-daybasis.
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What was he doing on aday-by-daybasis?
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In large measure, diabetics have to care for themselves on aday-by-daybasis.
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We are also taking other action to help on aday-by-daybasis.
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The shipyard concerned stands to lose a lot of money on aday-by-daybasisuntil the ship is delivered; and it is a contract that we are having to dishonour.
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A simple test for liquidity risk is to look at future net cash flows on aday-by-daybasis.
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Rushmore reopened on aday-by-daybasis, with part of the $15,200 per day cost funded by donations.
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