on a seasonal basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofon,seasonalandbasis
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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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seasonal
adjective
uk/ˈsiː.zən.əl/us/ˈsiː.zən.əl/
relating to or happening during a particular period in ...
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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,seasonalandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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From the sixteenth until the eighteenth century people migrated only on aseasonalbasisto work in the fishery.
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Although employment in some of the larger mills was fairly continuous, most of the smaller mills operated on aseasonalbasis.
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Second, it may improve the load-base curve as electricity fluctuates on a diurnal andseasonalbasis.
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In a first step, results have been grouped and analysed together on aseasonalbasis, with juvenile and adult foxes analysed separately (tables 4 and 5).
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Ackee is purchased by the small firms from (3) truckers and traders who hire (4) pickers on aseasonalbasisto gather the ackee fruit.
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These figures are not full-time equivalents; much employment in the sugar beet sector is on aseasonalbasis.
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The night restrictions have always been set on aseasonalbasisand details are available on that basis.
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No other civilians are employed on aseasonalbasis, nor are there any plans to do so in the future.
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It will be carried out on aseasonalbasis.
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The night restrictions are set on aseasonalbasis.
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That contrasts with the agriculture industry, where more of the labour tends to be under contract and on aseasonalbasis.
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They are often very small, offering part-time or casual employment on aseasonalbasis.
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I should like particularly to emphasise the fact that, in the main, we are dealing with goods on aseasonalbasis.
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Small businesses are great employers of part-time labour, sometimes throughout the year and sometimes on aseasonalbasis.
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That can be done only on aseasonalbasis—when there is not much demand for electricity supply.
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There is no one there but the farmer who may well be employing the casual workers on aseasonalbasisto harvest crops.
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Some fishing for crabs and lobsters takes place on aseasonalbasis.
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What kind of industry can operate on aseasonalbasis?
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Property owners must be made fully aware of the threats that are associated with living on a high-risk floodplain, and encouraged to take precautionary measures on aseasonalbasis.
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