In short, right action is based on known goods and bads, not a set that contains unknown goods and bads.
This action was based on the precautionary principle, which assumes that there is no harm in exercising caution even if it later turns out to be unnecessary.
I knew that "Before Sunset" was a cheat from the mishmash of Paris geography that the action is based on.
The novel is a roman à clef; the characters are based on real people of Hemingway's circle, and the action is based on real events.
This call to action is based on the notion of creation care: God created a beautiful and abundant world and we humans have a responsibility to tend it.
It was not clear whether the action was based on any specific threat.
Ms. Mandel said the action was based on existing regulations and did not represent a new enforcement standard.
Affirmative action is based on this racist assumption.
The first one states that rightness or wrongness of an action is based on its result and potential consequences.
Covert police action is based on the notion that sophisticated criminals operate according to a code and a logic that are inaccessible to an outsider.
