on the grounds that
idiom
: for the reason that : because
Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.
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The plan has also faced criticism, including from UNICEF, on the grounds that distributing most aid in the south of Gaza would displace more residents of the north of Gaza.
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In January 2025, the General Prosecutor’s Office also requested the nationalization of the Domodedovo airport near Moscow, on the grounds that its main owner, who is a Russian citizen, also has citizenship in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
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But the top officials at the State Attorney’s Office requested on Tuesday that Broward Circuit Court Judge John Murphy quash the subpoenas, which required them to appear, on the grounds that they weren’t properly served.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The plan has also faced criticism, including from UNICEF, on the grounds that distributing most aid in the south of Gaza would displace more residents of the north of Gaza.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 22 May 2025
In January 2025, the General Prosecutor’s Office also requested the nationalization of the Domodedovo airport near Moscow, on the grounds that its main owner, who is a Russian citizen, also has citizenship in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
But the top officials at the State Attorney’s Office requested on Tuesday that Broward Circuit Court Judge John Murphy quash the subpoenas, which required them to appear, on the grounds that they weren’t properly served.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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