on the strength of

Idioms  

1. On the basis of, as in She was hired on the strength of her computer skills. [Early 1600s]

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Example Sentences

Forking over thousands of nonrefundable dollars on the strength of snapshots and a gushing profile drafted by the property’s host?

From The Wall Street Journal

Financial analysts fighting for every trade or market move will not rise on the strength of macros alone.

From MarketWatch

The tariff collections ran for months on the strength of that word.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sunbeds are legal and regulated in all parts of the UK, with limits on the strength of the UV light the beds can emit and a ban on under-18s using the devices.

From BBC

You can hear a similar reverence for those who came before in Olivia Dean, the 26-year-old British singer named best new artist on the strength of her hit “The Art of Loving” LP, which looks back to the gleaming pop-soul of Diana Ross and Whitney Houston.

From Los Angeles Times