basing

Example Sentences

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Basing monetary policy on anticipated deregulation effects risks getting ahead of the data.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Basing it assuredly on the way things have been in other places, but no doubt trying to differentiate itself.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

Basing their city on the Tang capital of Chang’an, the Silla built many Confucian schools, and many Koreans traveled to China to acquire a solid Confucian education and learn more about Buddhism.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Basing its designation on hospital admissions among other benchmarks, the C.D.C. considers Philadelphia to have a “low” community level, and thus does not advise required masking.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022

Basing his hypothesis on newspaper reports of Garfield's symptoms, Dr. Frank Baker drew a diagram two days after the shooting to show where he thought the bullet penetrated.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow