Many of those are nationally based but have expanded to other nations.

By 1975, there were 375,000 registered players, making it for the first time the third most popular football code nationally based on participation.

Bideford is also in the top 20 percent of schools nationally based on the progress made from Year 7 to Year 9.

Mr. Bruhl said that a "nationally based, well-coordinated effort" would be needed to keep the grants making process intact.

Now at last we've got a dedicated nationally based resource.

Now we have nationally based gangs that are like a big corporation.

Many of them do not see the benefits of moving to a smaller, nationally based firm.

Typically, by the end of the consolidation process, a particular industry or profession becomes dominated by three or four nationally based enterprises.

Taxation funding is partly local and partly nationally based.

"The trend is for more nationally based, large retailers to move into downtown locations," Mr. Gretsas said.