basis
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Leo has made the hot-button issue a cornerstone of his papacy in dedicating to it his first encyclical -- a document which lays the basis for Church teaching and longer-term debate.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Immigration officers are being directed to "consider all relevant factors and information on a case-by-case basis when determining whether an alien warrants this extraordinary form of relief".
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Likewise, women connect more frequently with their friends on a weekly basis, whether through calls or texts, than men.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“That sounds like you really have the basis for an agreement. … But don’t fool yourself to think that completely addresses the situation.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
So, decisions about the existence of a vacuum should be made not by appeal to authority but on the basis of sense experience and reason.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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