on an individual basis
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4.4
- idiom
- Formal
:
de manera individual
- Decisions will be made on an individual basis, taking each person's circumstances into account.
- evaluates each case on an individual basis
- considered on an individual basis
- cases were evaluated on an individual basis
And you could I think remove these things on an individual basis if you feel strongly about them.
- And you could I think remove these things on an individual basis if you feel strongly about them.
- You know, we're not taking things on an individual basis.
- And I, and it left me thinking this book provides tools for people to practice this on an individual basis.
- You, you can't, you can't impute these things on an individual basis.
- And suddenly the the the the role of the teacher changes and becomes much more active on an individual basis than it had been before.
- So on an individual basis, the best thing I can tell you to do is reach outside from your own sphere of expertise.
Examples
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Teachers can also connect to their colleagues and other teachers they may know on an individual basis.
Academic text (2013) -
Each decision to start HRT should be made on an individual basis with a fully informed woman.
Academic text (2011) -
These things are done on an individual basis by some people.
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However, in some cases, the teacher would talk to the student on an individual basis.
Academic text (2014) -
Hopefully, public school pupils will learn as much as possible on an individual basis.
Academic text (1997) -
So on an individual basis, the best thing I can tell you to do is reach outside from your own sphere of expertise.
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The benefits of using thermally treated expressed milk should be considered on an individual basis.
Academic text (2013) -
Testing was conducted on an individual basis in classrooms or in spaces close to the classrooms.
Academic text (2006) -
Through online courses, peer distractions are limited as students work on an individual basis with fewer peer interactions.
Academic text (2010) -
Brief 10-20 minute follow-up meetings were also conducted twice weekly on an individual basis.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
186
1.4
Things happen one after another, not at the same time
148
2.1
Each person does it alone rather than together
136
2.5
Happening one at a time and not with others
121
2.9
Without help from other people
107
1.9
Handle each person or thing in turn, not all at once
5
4.6
One at a time rather than in a group
1
8.2
Each person or thing on its own, not as a group
Antonyms
How Separate
Surface Forms
Morphology
on + an + individual + basis
The meaning 'separately; with each case or person considered one at a time' is directly compositional from the constituents: 'individual' (single person) combined with 'basis' (manner/foundation) and the preposition 'on' marking the manner; the article 'an' is functionally irrelevant. The pattern 'on a/an X basis' is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase on an individual basis paints a picture of each individual standing on their own small basis, like a separate 'base' for each case. That's why it means looking at people or cases 'separately' or 'one at a time'.