Sentence examples for based on states from inspiring English sources

There would be two bodies in Congress — one based on proportional representation (the House of Representatives) and the other based on states (the Senate).

But he added that vehicle miles traveled -- an estimate based on states counting cars at various spots -- was not the ideal number on which to make safety calculations.

The Obama administration will decide how to parcel out the $4 billion in education funding based on states' plans for educational changes, including their willingness to start charter schools.

"The only problem is that Ted's view of the Constitution — based on states' rights and a narrow scope of federal power — was rejected at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, and then was resurrected by John C. Calhoun, and the Confederates during the Civil War, when it failed again.

An article yesterday about gains President Bush is making in swing states that he lost in 2000 gave an erroneous total for the electoral votes Senator John Kerry might win based on states that are now supporting him or leaning his way.

A message spotted on Chromium.org, home to the open source browser project Google Chrome is based on, states that a "Chromoting" application is in development for iOS devices.

For most schools, about 80percentt of the current version is based on state test scores in one form or another.

Most were based on state constitutions requiring an adequate education.

But as in many states, that narrowing was based on state tests.

The News's investigative series, based on state inspection reports, began on May 3 and was titled "Dirty Rotten Shame".

"In Brentwood, 56percentt of the budget is based on state aid," Mr. Steiner said.