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Reference vs. background? | Idiom: "got fed up to the back teeth with"
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meaning of "On the basis of" Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:40 am  meaning of "On the basis of"
 

Test No. incompl/advan-64 "Pay and Allowances", question 1

On the ......... of her ten years' service she immediately qualified for the extended annual leave of six weeks.

(a) base
(b) basis
(c) ground
(d) foundation

Test No. incompl/advan-64 "Pay and Allowances", answer 1

On the basis of her ten years' service she immediately qualified for the extended annual leave of six weeks.

Correct answer: (b) basis

Your answer was: incorrect
On the ground of her ten years' service she immediately qualified for the extended annual leave of six weeks.
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On the basis of Mon Mar 14, 2005 0:45 am  On the basis of
 

Because of her ten years' service she immediately qualified for the extended annual leave of six weeks.

Because she had worked for ten years she immediately qualified for the extended annual leave of six weeks.
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On the basis of Wed Mar 28, 2007 20:34 pm  On the basis of
 

Hi, Torsten

why "on the basis" and not "on the ground" ?
for me they are pretty much the same..

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