Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wearing or clothed in a base or skirt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a base, or having as a base; supported.
- adjective obsolete Wearing, or protected by, bases.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective founded on; having a
basis ; often used in combining forms - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
base . - verb Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
- verb Having a
base - verb Having a base of
operations .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a base
- adjective having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)
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Examples
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Geico's advertising agency, the Richmond, Va.-based Martin Agency wh ich also created the "gecko" spots, sold the Xtranormal idea to Geico executives based partly on the easy and cheap production.
Animation Nation Ellen Gamerman 2011
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The clinic was part of a special program sponsored by the U. S.-based Sports Power International, an evangelical Christian organization based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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"Dialogue with the community, including discussion of the full impact of the project and sharing of assessment studies, are a few of the basic practices of a business model based on sustainable development," says Julia Nelson of Business for Social Responsibility, a U. S.-based consultancy firm that advises companies, including the world's largest iron ore miner Vale, on CSR.
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"Dialogue with the community, including discussion of the full impact of the project and sharing of assessment studies, are a few of the basic practices of a business model based on sustainable development," says Julia Nelson of Business for Social Responsibility, a U. S.-based consultancy firm that advises companies, including the world's largest iron ore miner Vale, on CSR.
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Dominating mobile devices are chips based on technology licensed from U. K.-based ARM Holdings, not because they are more secure, but because they use less power.
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The clinic was part of a special program sponsored by the U. S.-based Sports Power International, an evangelical Christian organization based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Neither Interactive Data, which is based in Bedford, Mass., nor U. K.-based Pearson could be reached for comment.
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Though sites based abroad have plenty of American customers, it's illegal for U. S.-based operators to go online -- and their absence, researchers say, depresses Internet gambling's growth.
Will Gambling Continue to Grow? All Bets Are Off Dale Buss 2009
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In promoting a brand image based on global understanding, BNP is adopting a similar strategy to U. K.-based HSBC Holdings, which launched its highly successful "World's Local Bank" campaign several years ago.
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Investors 'paper losses on U.S. stocks now total $8.4 trillion since the market peak one year ago, based on the value of the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 index, which includes almost all U. S.-based companies.
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