What is "based on"

Usage examples of "based on".

Schmidt's ideas of consolation are based on whipped cream and chocolate.

God damn it, Schmidt, it's the same old macho crap you guys always try to pull and it's not based on chivalry but on pure selfishnesstuck the little woman away in some safe place so you won't have to worry about her.

They were doing so now, close by, making a final assessment based on what had transpired since their last session with the boy.

Impulse drive was efficient, to be sure, but like the ion-drive technology it was based on, it had its limitations.

Spock concluded thoughtfully, "Of course, all of this is based on the unlikely chanceless than 27%that there are sentient inhabitants of the vessel.

They could have paralyzersbut that would be a threat to us only if we're based on the same DNA vibratory frequencies as they are.