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[ noun ] a relation that provides the foundation for something
Examples "they were on a friendly footing" or "he worked on an interim basis" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)On the basis of what they give us we can know how the young Caruso sang , appreciate the distinctive qualities of Parsifal under Karl_Muck 's baton , or sense the type of ensemble Toscanini created in his years with the New_York_Philharmonic . Any alteration of one of these factors is distortion , although we generally use that word only for effects so pronounced that they can be stated quantitatively on the basis of standard tests . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His rage assumes a religious form ; that_is , on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness , Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life - not_only the cyclist now , but the audience , the world , as_well : `` all you light-headed breed '' . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)The credit requirements stipulate that the applicant must have the ability to operate the business successfully and have enough capital in the business so that , with loan assistance from the SBA , it will be able to operate on a sound financial basis . The Banks_for_Cooperatives were established to provide a permanent source of credit on a sound basis for farmers ' cooperatives . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Synonyms Examples "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)As Origen interprets the end of history on the basis of its beginning , so Irenaeus portrays the story of Adam on the basis of the story of Christ . As Origen interprets the end of history on the basis of its beginning , so Irenaeus portrays the story of Adam on the basis of the story of Christ . His interpretation of the beginning on the basis of the end prompts him to draw these parallels between the Virgin Eve and the Virgin Mary . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)The entire concept of cerebral imagery as the physical basis of a mental_image can find no logical support . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)Mars has been observed twice at about 3 - cm wave_length , and the intensity of the observed radiation is in reasonable agreement with the thermal radiation which might be predicted on the basis of the known temperature of Mars . Related terms |
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