on the strength of meaning

  "on the strength of" in a sentence
1. In reliance upon
2. Founding upon

[American slang]
prep. With faith or trust in; depending upon; with the support of. On the strength of Jim's promise to guide us, we decided to climb the mountain. Bill started a restaurant on the strength of his experience as a cook in the army.

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  1. i got the job on the strength of your recommendation.
  2. on the strength of that story, i became the layout editor.
  3. heathcliff presumed to give himself a holiday on the strength of it.
  4. on the strength of that impertinent paper, he has offered to send you to college.
  5. there were lively doings in the durbeyfield household for some time on the strength of tess's bounty.

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