on a nationwide basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofon,nationwideandbasis
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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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nationwide
adjective
uk/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/us/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/
existing or happening in all parts of a ...
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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 ofon,nationwideandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Furthermore, it has been shown that it is possible to lower the cesarean section rate on anationwidebasiswithout increasing risks to newborn infants (15).
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Liu's match-manufacturing enterprise developed into the first company in the industry to operate on anationwidebasis.
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Modern contraceptive methods have not drastically changed the patterns, but have only offered other and more efficient means to achieve the same objective on anationwidebasis.
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That provision would be piloted before being introduced on anationwidebasis.
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I have asked them to examine this matter on anationwidebasisto locate these firms.
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I see no difficulty in applying them to an organisation which provides services to patients on anationwidebasis.
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Support for particular industries on anationwidebasiswould involve choosing which industries to support, and that implies centralised planning and picking winners.
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Therefore, there is anationwidebasisfor such a conscience and it proves that a debate is needed at the earliest possible opportunity.
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I do not know how we can solve that problem unless we deal with it on anationwidebasis.
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While the problems in the south-east are extra acute, we must examine the issue on anationwidebasis.
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Registration of pesticides is at present carried out on anationwidebasisunder the non-statutory pesticides safety precautions scheme.
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This inquiry is being established on anationwidebasisto examine in detail the circumstances of selected stillbirths and deaths in infancy.
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I believe that something on anationwidebasisis needed.
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He asked whether the resource that was available for the hearing of appeals was being properly used on anationwidebasis.
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Details of the model of cars involved in road accidents have not been recorded on anationwidebasissince 1976.
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A nation-wide problem should be tackled on anationwidebasis.
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I am certainly not suggesting additional bureaucracy; rather that the co-ordination that is essential should be on a visible,nationwidebasis.
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They apparently do not want to know about hospital closures on anationwidebasis.
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With the agreement of the trade union side, the new rates have been assessed in relation to the average earnings paid in comparable industries on anationwidebasis.
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Thirty phone-and-go centres will not even begin to scratch the surface of the problem on anationwidebasis-that figure represents approximately one centre for every three health authority areas.
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