on a year-by-year basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofonandbasis
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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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They provided information on ayear-by-yearbasison the language(s) used at home and at day care or school.
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Treatment costs to the national health service are not available on ayear-by-yearbasis.
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It is not our practice to publish details of our future expenditure plans on ayear-by-yearbasis.
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It has made them available free of charge to its students on ayear-by-yearbasisto encourage more cycling to college rather than car use.
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She negotiated a temporary refund on ayear-by-yearbasisfor the first three years of her premiership.
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Many small village schools—especially those with fewer than 25 pupils—are concerned that they have to live on ayear-by-yearbasis.
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The cost of providing an accurate breakdown of these on ayear-by-yearbasiswould be disproportionate.
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The figures are not strictly comparable on ayear-by-yearbasisbecause of the change of status of some major spending bodies.
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He cannot do so if he allows the funding of the corporation to take place on ayear-by-yearbasis.
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This involves a reallocation of charges between non-connected customers and other customers, which is taken into account on ayear-by-yearbasis.
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It is no use having capital investment programmes which are on ayear-by-yearbasis, with insufficient confidence for the people who are carrying them out.
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Beyond this, staff can be retained on ayear-by-yearbasisif they meet certain criteria.
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The figures requested are not available on ayear-by-yearbasis.
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Others suggest that it will cost £39 billion, and the usual figure quoted on ayear-by-yearbasisis an extra £24 billion.
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Precise details are not available on ayear-by-yearbasisbefore 1986–87.
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We are simply having a hand-to-mouth,year-by-yearbasisof reassessment of what is becoming a festering sore in our social system.
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Agreement on fish quota swaps is reached, however, on ayear-by-yearbasisin the light of prevailing fishing opportunities.
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