on a worldwide basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofon,worldwideandbasis
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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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worldwide
adjective
adverb
uk/ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/us/ˈwɝːld.waɪd/
existing or happening in all parts of ...
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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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One possibility is simply to stop vaccinating with live vaccine on aworldwidebasisat a particular time.
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Should we or should we not agonizingly reappraise, on aworldwidebasis, our philosophies of expansion and growth?
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In spite of the tendencies evident in the 1930s and 1940s, eminent scholars pursued understanding of climate changes on aworldwidebasis.
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A computer mapping scheme on aworldwidebasisincludes the huge amount of information held at the natural history museum.
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Unless one can start on a regional basis, one is not likely to get it on aworldwidebasis.
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We conduct contingency planning on aworldwidebasis.
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On aworldwidebasis, life plus 50 years is the most common term.
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The redundancies derive from overcapacity and price competition affecting disc-drive manufacturers on aworldwidebasis.
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In this rapidly growing area of the economy, salaries are competitive on aworldwidebasis.
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We must take much more effective action both to control arms on aworldwidebasisand to control the activities of arms brokers.
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Therefore, they are not necessarily the first recipients on aworldwidebasisof development aid.
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We must deal with that problem on aworldwidebasis.
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For this purpose they agreed on the importance of increasing the effectiveness of their conventional forces on aworldwidebasis.
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Does it have to be related to activities on aworldwidebasis, and so on?
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Will he look at every possible way to ensure that we transform that skill into the presentation of news by television on aworldwidebasis?
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Perhaps more striking than anything else, it is a highly competitive industry on aworldwidebasis.
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At long last they are appreciating what the situation really and truly is on aworldwidebasis.
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This is now happening on aworldwidebasis.
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However, we must take with us the less developed countries if there is to be effective action on aworldwidebasis.
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I shall be surprised if nuclear power is not developed on a major scale and on aworldwidebasis.
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