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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
premise . - adjective Having a (specified)
premise
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The argument of changed circumstances for consideration of the fraud issue is premised on a somewhat idealized view of the legal system, i.e., in theory, a policy holder that is canceled because of alleged fraud should prevail because there is a factual basis for presuming the failure to inform was unintentional.
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The trades seemed premised on anxieties over tighter discretionary spending, driven by higher oil, Interactive Brokers equity options analyst Caitlin Duffy wrote in a client report.
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"It appears that the government intends to offer a circumstantial case, premised on the timing of alleged telephone calls between the two men and trades that Rajaratnam caused the hedge funds he managed to execute," said Gary Naftalis, Mr. Gupta's lawyer, in court papers.
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The argument of changed circumstances for consideration of the fraud issue is premised on a somewhat idealized view of the legal system, i.e., in theory, a policy holder that is canceled because of alleged fraud should prevail because there is a factual basis for presuming the failure to inform was unintentional.
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Mr. Sata had premised his campaigns on populist promises such as improving miners' conditions.
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The release was premised on a prognosis that Mr. Megrahi had just three months to live; he is still alive, nearly 30 months later.
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Of course, Cameron's "big society" is premised on such a myth.
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There certainly seems no sign of the comprehensive global deal on which all these policies were premised.
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A big chunk of those sales projections, however, is premised on the drug also receiving approval in the U.S. and Europe for the prevention of stroke in people with a heart-rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation.
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For too long (in the shade of Plato), our schooling system has been premised on the distinction between "gold" (ie academic) pupils, "silver" (ie technical) and bronze (ie the rest).
Education: let's celebrate both academic and vocational learning | the big issue
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