be based

Example Sentences

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The assessments will be based on data held by credit reference agencies, but the commission has insisted they are not "affordability checks".

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

We were thrilled when it was announced that Argentina, England, the Netherlands and Algeria would be based in or near KC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Last September, Thomas asserted that existing court decisions are not “the gospel” and that they may be based on “something somebody dreamt up and others went along with.”

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

It appears to be based on a portrait taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

The only thing wrong with it was that it seemed not to be based on the text it was explaining.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok