"challenged on the basis of" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where something is being questioned or disputed because of a particular reason or evidence. Example: The new policy was challenged on the basis of its potential impact on small businesses. In this sentence, the policy is being questioned or disputed specifically because of its potential impact on small businesses.
Emanuel's eligibility for office was challenged on the basis of his lack of residency in Chicago for one year prior to the election.
Legal penalties against 18-year-old men who do not register could be challenged on the basis of sexual discrimination.
Although the city's machines have been subject for years to frequent breakdowns, they rely on a simple and paperless system of levers and pulleys that keeps a running total of votes without producing ballots that can be challenged on the basis of confusing indentations, like dimpled or pregnant chads.
The second premise can be challenged on the basis of rival explanations of the features of morality, explanations that do not require God.
On top of his prolific no-friends-having, his suitability has been challenged on the basis of, well, pretty much everything he's ever said or written.
This enormous and rapidly growing economic inequality between bosses and workers can certainly be challenged on the basis of social justice.
It was also open to challenge on the basis of equal pay for work of equal value.
In addition to its problematic portrayal of women's reproductive decision making, this framework renders abortion provision vulnerable to challenge on the basis of claims concerning medical knowledge and practice (Science and Technology Subgroup 1991; Sheldon 1997).
However, this contention has been somewhat challenged on the basis that the loss of SirT1 activity on p53 acetylation by a specific SirT1 inhibitor is likely compensated for by several others HDACs or sirtuins independent of SirT1 and thus fails to clearly demonstrate the unifying role for SirT1 on p53 -induced senescence [5].
The result was challenged on the basis that Hill was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia, and that section 44(i) of the Constitution of Australia prevents any person who is the citizen of a "foreign power" from being elected to the Parliament of Australia.
Founding member and leader of the group, Ralf Hutter had previously challenged Pelham on the basis of intellectual property rights following the release of the song.
