How to Use basis in a Sentence

basis

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  • The company does not hire employees on the basis of their race, sex, age, or religion.
  • Vest then walked Jimenez on six pitches to load the bases.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • His smooth glide around the bases after clearing the Green Monster.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the brand’s bedding, bed bases, and pillows are included in the sale, too.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The horse hit a ball off the wall and hoofed it around the bases for an inside-the-park homer (no one went first-to-third like Mister Ed).
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Five years of fieldwork in Manchuria formed the basis of her thesis.
    — Naï Zakharia, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • When the bases are empty, the pitcher has 15 seconds to start his motion.
    — Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The area also hosts the main bases of the Northern Fleet, including submarines.
    — Bloomberg News, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Dnipro, a large city in central Ukraine, is nowhere near the front lines and yet the conflict is felt here on a daily basis.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Remember to use the same card over the course of a day or week, because the caps are applied on a card-by-card basis.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • This is a comfort to those who have so far only assumed this on a hunch basis.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Since antlers form from the bases and grow up and out, the area around the pedicle and the main beam itself hardens first, followed by hardening of the tines, from the base to the tip.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But trailing, 12-9, with the bases loaded, Triston Casas just missed the sweet spot on a Coulombe cutter, skying out to center to end the threat.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Those who do on a regular basis, do better than those who do not.
    — Dileep Rao, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • On a monthly basis, the headline and core indexes both rose 0.2%.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Lee rounded the bases nearly as quickly, timed at a tick over 4 seconds from home to first, according to Melvin.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The goal of these formal designations from the NFL is for teams to expand their fan bases and continue to grow their brands abroad.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • In the meantime, the end goal on the court, Ham said, was to see the Lakers play this way on a consistent basis — to bring this effort and energy when the stakes aren’t as high.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Fun, health, fitness and wellness are on his agenda on a daily basis.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Chancery Court judges in the state are recognized as business-law experts who can hear cases on a fast-track basis.
    — Madlin Mekelburg, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The Angels also loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs, but Mickey Moniak, who came into the game as a pinch-hitter, lined out to end the game.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • One of my favorite bases for both cocktails and mocktails is hibiscus tea.
    — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But the idea of a Palestinian state emerging from the rubble of Gaza has no basis in reality.
    — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The rest of Stumpy and the other trees will be ground into mulch and spread around the remaining cherry tree bases to protect their roots and provide nutrients to the soil.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That can happy so easily in the NBA, a league chews up and spits out players on an annual basis.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
  • One of the best ways to keep your home tidy is to clean your floors on a regular basis, and a reliable vacuum makes this achievable.
    — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2023
  • He was reminded … about it on a daily basis from his injuries.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • On a monthly basis, some 7 million streamers go live on Twitch, the company says.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • The Daily Show is bringing back beloved former host Jon Stewart on a part-time basis to shepherd the late-night show through the 2024 election season.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2024
  • To top it off, Six Senses La Sagesse plans to operate on a self-sufficient and plastic-free basis.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023

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