fundamental premise
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fundamental
adjective
uk/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/us/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl/
forming the base, from which everything ...
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premise
noun[C]
uk/ˈprem.ɪs/us/ˈprem.ɪs/
an idea or theory on which a statement or action ...
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(Definition offundamentalandpremisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thefundamentalpremiseof their book is that the current structure is akin to rate-making authorities setting public utility fees on a ' ' cost-plus ' ' basis.
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Contrary to the authors'fundamentalpremise, however, mutual fund fees are not set by boards on a mechanical, cost-plus basis.
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Afundamentalpremisethat underpins our commitment to student involvement in assessment is that taking responsibility for assessment is part of the learning process.
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Afundamentalpremiseguiding the study is that early attachment operates in conjunction with other factors in the child's ecology to influence problem behaviors.
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The argument follows from afundamentalpremise: to understand the development and reception of forms of subjectivity requires an awareness of their highly contested nature.
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If one resorts to rational choice as afundamentalpremise, then one must insist on its consistent use.
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Afundamentalpremiseof this perspective is that knowledge is social, and is created through interaction, which is essential for development.
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Afundamentalpremisefor this study is the association between rules and results.
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If the results do reflect the underlying reality more than they reflect measurement error, they clearly bring into question thefundamentalpremiseof ministerial autonomy.
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I agree with a good deal of it, but not with thefundamentalpremiseon which it was based.
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After all, thefundamentalpremiseof the report is that, "investment in cable television for entertainment purposes will be the necessary base".
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Indeed, the recommendations do not emerge; they were there from the start as thefundamentalpremise.
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I believe we have always borne in mind the idea of safeguarding the necessary balance between the institutions, that that has been thefundamentalpremiseof all our work.
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Itsfundamentalpremiseis that there is something unfair about highlighting the affiliations of candidates or, for example, whether they are recommended by the outgoing board.
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Defenders of anthropocentrism argue that it is the necessaryfundamentalpremiseto defend universal human rights, since what matters morally is simply being human.
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The method and structures varied from firm to firm but thefundamentalpremisewas the sharing of revenue between lawyers and accountants.
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The biological organisation of life is afundamentalpremisefor numerous areas of scientific research, particularly in the medical sciences.
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Thefundamentalpremiseof the restorative justice paradigm states that crime is a violation of people and relationships rather than just a violation of law.
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The "putting the baby down" hypothesis is based on two fundamental premises.
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