entire premise

collocation in English

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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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 ofentireandpremisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofentire premise

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In many cases theentirepremiseof the show is a contrived one, based around a competition or another unusual situation.
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She praised theentirepremise, calling it funny just to think about.
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In many cases, theentirepremiseof the show is a contrived one, based around a competition or another unusual situation.
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Usually theentirepremiseof the strip turns out to be a highly contrived misunderstanding.
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In many cases theentirepremiseof the show is a contrived one, based around a competition or another semi real/unusual situation.
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Itsentirepremisecentered on sales of outhouses, touting the advantages of one kind or another, and labeling them in technical terms such as one-holers, two-holers, etc.
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There is also a general tendency to call this film comical as itsentirepremiseis played out to be stereotypically ridiculous and over the top action and situation wise.
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In that case possession was ordered in respect of the entire premises.
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The first defect of his suggestion was that full domestic rating relief was given on the entire premises, even if a considerable part was not domestic.
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If the material can be seen from the part of the shop outside the notice it is effectively on display within the entire premises and is therefore not exempt.
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In 1882 his entire premises were consumed by fire, and this entailed upon him a loss of $250,000, over and above insurance.
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Bhrigus army was not able to bear the brunt, they were demolished and the entire premises were ravaged.
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The instructors and students were forced to vacate the entire premises in only three hours.
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