basic premise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbasicandpremise
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basic
adjective
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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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 ofbasicandpremisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Much has happened since this time, and yet that article'sbasicpremisestill rings true to a large extent.
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Abasicpremiseof the person-oriented approach is that developmental processes cannot be understood by examining single variables in isolation from other interacting factors.
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Although thebasicpremiseof the original image remains the same, through a number of simple visual and compositional alterations, the message it conveys is given a heightened relevance.
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We start from thebasicpremisethat it is the self-interested actors, who shape the evolution of competence allocation.
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The fact that someone discovers a reason for looking does not change thatbasicpremise.
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But who cares for facts once thebasicpremiseis pre-judged as absolute?
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Thebasicpremiseof the unitary language system hypothesis attracted our attention.
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All three reactions are founded on thebasicpremisethat pain is a negative force.
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He wanted to show that thebasicpremiseof both revolutions was violence and the annihilation of civil and human rights.
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In so far as this strategy is thebasicpremiseof realism, they cannot be arguing for realism, because that was assumed a priori.
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To the extent that these hypotheses are supported, thebasicpremiseof the model is supported.
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Abasicpremisein the music department is that students join the degree programme because they want to be challenged.
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Thebasicpremiseis that we hold on to our lived experiences, and we remain within the domain of those experiences.
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This weaker definition of synonymy is abasicpremisein the scientific study of meaning.
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Even if we accept thebasicpremiseof the argument, however, there are clear limits to its scope.
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Thebasicpremiseof the politics of presence is that no one can speak for members of another group.
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Thebasicpremiseof this explanation is that people with the same sociodemographic attributes will seek health services equally, irrespective of their cultural background.
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