Example sentences of "firm basis for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A firm basis for the study of Oriental art came more slowly , and as we shall see , some of the differences of approach between East and West still require wider recognition . |
| 2 | They have provided a firm basis for political progress in Ulster , and for building new relationships both between Northern Ireland and the Republic , and in these islands as a whole . |
| 3 | The course , which can be taken in a specialist or more general mode , seeks to give students a thorough grounding in Fine Craft Design , to give them a firm basis for thinking about their work and a useful introduction to business practice . |
| 4 | The Monopolies Commission took the board to task on three main issues : the use of ‘ target ’ rather than expected values in estimating parameters under the CEGB 's influence ( for example , construction cost and duration ) ; the use and presentation of sensitivity analysis around predicted outcomes ; and the lack of any firm basis for forecasting nuclear fuel-cycle costs . |
| 5 | This provides a firm basis for the new interest in evaluation and an earnest desire for its continued growth . |
| 6 | There is , however , no firm basis for such confidence and , as will be seen to be significant in relation to notions of parliamentary sovereignty , it is by no means universally accepted that it is only the characteristics of the Parliament of England which survived these constitutional upheavals . |
| 7 | Such an arrangement combines rigidity with flexibility and in addition to its protective function the cuticle determines the form of the insect , its relative impermeability to water reduces desiccation and it provides a firm basis for the attachment of muscles . |
| 8 | Fortunately , we had past members with vision over the years , and from one of these we inherited a considerable legacy which will give us a firm basis for future work ; an investment which can be used frugally when the occasion demands . |
| 9 | Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings . |
| 10 | A decade after the White Paper had defined their purposes , they had successfully recruited students ; provided sandwich courses ; established themselves in science and technology , administrative , business and social studies , and other subjects ; focussed on vocationally-oriented courses ; sustained a commitment to part-time courses , and secured a firm basis for further growth . |
| 11 | A single experiment of this sort can not provide a firm basis for any wide-ranging claims . |
| 12 | Until further progress has been made to facilitate the identification of people at risk of schizophrenia , there is not a firm basis for large-scale intervention programmes . |
| 13 | To provide a firm basis for further historical development either for further study and examination purposes or for personal enrichment as a lifelong leisure pursuit . |
| 14 | Such an initiative would ‘ give central government a firmer basis for the development of national policies and the deployment of resources ; and provide a checklist for authorities and schools in formulating and reviewing their curricular aims and policies in the light of local needs and circumstances … |
| 15 | Was this just because she saw herself as a Frieda Lawrence figure , or was there some firmer basis for it ? |