be based

Example Sentences

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Its pay would be based on its performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

But that was only after being told they could not stay in America and would have to be based in Mexico.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They will be based there after relocating the training base from the American city of Tucson, Arizona, in late May.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The team will be based in Mexico during the tournament in North America, but all three of their group stage matches are due to be held in the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“The safety of this nation,” he insisted, “cannot lie wholly or even primarily in its scientific or technical prowess. It can be based only on making future wars impossible.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin