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 move angered Democrats because Republicans in 2016 blocked President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nomination seven months before the general election on the grounds that whoever succeeded Obama should fill the vacancy.
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Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
In 2018, his first administration sought to strip the status from Salvadorans, on the grounds that the earthquake that had prompted the U.S. to grant it back in 2001 was long past, even if other crises had since occurred.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Petro turned away two repatriation flights entering Colombia over the weekend on the grounds that passengers were not being treated with dignity and respect.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Jan. 2025
The appeals court, in its ruling, denied an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the grounds that the charges lacked enough specificity.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
In 2018, his first administration sought to strip the status from Salvadorans, on the grounds that the earthquake that had prompted the U.S. to grant it back in 2001 was long past, even if other crises had since occurred.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Petro turned away two repatriation flights entering Colombia over the weekend on the grounds that passengers were not being treated with dignity and respect.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Jan. 2025
The appeals court, in its ruling, denied an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the grounds that the charges lacked enough specificity.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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