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Common collocations with base on in American Collocation

base on phrasal verb transitive

US

mostly or completely

fundamentally
heavily
largely
mainly
mostly
predominantly
primarily
principally

The ‘evidence’ presented in the book seems to be based largely on anecdotes and conversations, rather than on any original research.

using only one set of ideas

entirely
exclusively
purely
solely
wholly

The inspectors’ judgements were based solely on the students’ exam results.

partly or to a considerable extent

partially
partly
substantially

The next chapter provides a summary, based partly on existing published data, of what we know about the organization’s aims and leadership.

in a general but not exact way

broadly
loosely

Her novel is based loosely on a real murder case from the 19th century.

an idea or belief

assumption
belief
concept
evidence
experience
fact
premise
principle

Our policy is based on the assumption that the customer is always right.

a study or analysis

analysis
assessment
interpretation
reading
research
review
study
survey

Our conclusions are based on a detailed analysis of the carbon content of sediments on the area’s shores and beaches.

information

data
evidence
fact
findings
material
observation
source

All the information we offer is produced in association with the UK ’s leading scientific experts, and based on the latest research findings.