Sentence examples for abuses are based on from inspiring English sources

The accusations in the lawsuit, which was filed in New York civil court and asks for damages for the alleged civil rights abuses, are based on an investigation into the Weinstein Company that the attorney general's office undertook in the four months since the New York Times dropped its bombshell report on Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment in October.

The NSDUH is a primary source of information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco in the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the USA aged 12 years or older, and questions about illicit drug and alcohol dependence and abuse are based on criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th  edition (DSM-IV).

Mr Markert's study, Sing a Song of Drug Use-Abuse, is based on analysis of 784 songs since the 1960s that explicitly mention an illegal substance.

But there is far worse to come: videotapes and pictures that may portray rape and even murder.Major-General Antonio Taguba, the man charged with investigating the abuses, told the Senate that he had found no evidence that the abuse was based on orders from high-ranking officers or involved a deliberate policy of softening up prisoners.

Classification of abuse was based on patient interviews and records.

The threshold we chose for psychological abuse was based on a thorough literature search and extensive discussions with experts in the field.

Exposure to adult emotional, sexual, physical abuse was based on self-report at week 30, also differentiating if the perpetrator was known or a stranger, and whether the abuse was recent or not (<12 month since abuse).

This may be interesting to explore further, since surgical procedures are less prone to bill inflation and abuse, being based on a flat-rate fee per procedure rather than the open rate of medical admissions.

2) Physical abuse was based on the response to the question: 'During the past 30 days, have you ever been hit, slapped, or physically hurt by someone on purpose?' 3) Verbal abuse was ascertained by the response to: 'During the past 30 days, have you ever been threatened and terrified?' All responses were coded as 'Yes' or 'No'.

On the other hand, social risk factors such as substance abuse that are based on self-reported behavior might have been underdisclosed because of associated social stigma.

This balanced approach extends to our efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse, efforts that are based on the premise that we must work to prevent the abuse of prescription drugs while also ensuring legitimate access to lifesaving medications for those who need them.