underlying premise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandpremise
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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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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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However, unlike the latter, it is used almost exclusively by those who accept itsunderlyingpremise; i.e., that repugnance does, in fact, indicate wisdom.
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Theunderlyingpremiseof the procedure is that the economy has a long run trajectory which is perturbed by various frictions.
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The resulting product differed from the arcade version in several aspects, but kept the sameunderlyingpremiseand style.
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Nevertheless, theunderlyingpremiseof the service justice system is that discipline is a matter for commanders.
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Theunderlyingpremiseof restorative justice holds that all three are accountable to each other.
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The new law changed theunderlyingpremiseregarding eligibility for federal work requirements.
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Anunderlyingpremiseis that we should advocate good outcomes for their own sake, without necessarily predicting their adoption.
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Although the possibility of such a relationship made intuitive good sense, its absence dictates reconsideration of theunderlyingpremise.
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Theunderlyingpremisebehind this zoning suggests that forests were defined as much in political as botanical terms.
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A more fundamental problem, however, lies in the work'sunderlyingpremise.
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Theunderlyingpremiseof early intervention was to limit the establishment of maladaptive and disruptive cognitive or behavioral patterns in response to the crisis.
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Anunderlyingpremiseis that elderly people, or at least subgroups of them, are ' vulnerable ', in that without such support their quality of life would be seriously compromised.
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First, theunderlyingpremisethat there are core deficits is faulty, as discussed above.
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If we accept theunderlyingpremiseof the right to enfranchise or the right to extend, why are there restrictions in this area?
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Theunderlyingpremiseof all these events has been the realisation that we are failing in the fight against world hunger.
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The change in theunderlyingpremiseaway from controlling waste streams could have a potentially devastating effect on the chemical industry.
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What is theunderlyingpremiseupon which these resolutions are based?
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Hisunderlyingpremiseis that the cause of excess winter deaths may be a lack of heating or poor insulation, or a combination of the two.
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However, at the end of the day, if the many appetites seeking succour at this supper are to be satisfied, oneunderlyingpremisehas to be met.
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The additionalunderlyingpremiseis to show how a particular city, town or area creates a community.
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