Sentence examples for was premised on from inspiring English sources

This schema was premised on a change from a social organization based on egalitarian kinship to one structured by hierarchical administration in a defined territory.

The W.P.A. was premised on providing jobs with dignity.

Obama believed this in his bones; his 2008 campaign was premised on it.

Much of the aid effort was premised on the assumption that development would foster stability.

Traditionally, the design of pedestrian facilities (e.g. sidewalks/pathways) was premised on the need to move.

Heargued that the United States was "premised on being able to make a profit".

The project was premised on a common interest between the bank and the think tank.

The calculation was premised on limiting emissions enough to meet international climate goals.

"The initial ratings were premised on steady debt reduction," complains S&P's Wesley Chinn.

Jihadi culture is premised on such anachronisms.

It is premised on an ingenious conceit.