Collocations withpremise
These are words often used in combination withpremise.
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basic premise
We start from the basic premise that it is the self-interested actors, who shape the evolution of competence allocation.
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central premise
The central premise of the argument is that value is choice-guiding.
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entire premise
In many cases the entire premise of the show is a contrived one, based around a competition or another unusual situation.
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false premise
The point is not that the registers contradict other evidence, but that they have been used as evidence on a false premise.
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fundamental premise
The fundamental premise of 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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initial premise
They do not, however, consider the possibility that their initial premise may have been flawed.
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key premise
The key premise in the argument, and the one which marks a significant difference between love for a partner and parental love, is (2).
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main premise
Thankfully, the author does not try to connect his observations about adolescent language to the book's main premise.
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major premise
Another major premise is that small-scale urban trading has implications for gender relations, class formation and female solidarity.
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original premise
A third problem is that the analyses offered (whose success is meant to support the original premise) are often incomplete (see above).
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underlying premise
The new law changed the underlying premise regarding eligibility for federal work requirements.
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whole premise
The whole premise of the measure is to make it easier for yet more foreigners to be admitted for settlement in our overcrowded kingdom.
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