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• n  a relation that provides the foundation for something
  he worked on an interim basis
• n  the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
• n  the most important or necessary part of something
  the basis of this drink is orange juice

• That question appears to be the basis of the White House defense, having now admitted a falsehood in President Bush's claim, in his State of the Union address, that Iraq had tried .
• To find out how much basis there is for "the current impression that the present generation of youth has no inhibitions in relation to word use as well as otherwise," Professor .
• However, such relations must be on the basis of freedom and independence and the right of men to choose the way of life that they want, as well as of lack of interference in the .

• footing
• ground
• base
• foundation
• fundament
• groundwork
• cornerstone

News & Articles

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• Italian 10-Year Bonds Fall; Yield Rises 4 Basis Points to 4.43%
  Italian 10-year government bonds fell, pushing the yield up four basis points to 4.43 percent at 7:23 a.m. London time.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Basis Band Android app finally available, iOS version still absent (video)
  If you've been sitting around not clocking up the miles with your Basis Band , we imagine it's because you were waiting for that long-delayed mobile app. Well, it might not be Q1 as promised , but it's finally time to lace up those sneakers. It's team Android that gets out of the blocks first, with the app debuting on the Google-flavored OS. Features include automatic sync, the ability to see ...
  June 12, 2013 - Engadget
• Basis Releases Its First App And It's For Android
  Last we saw the Basis B1 it hadn't launched with an app and users had been relegated to syncing the activity tracker with their desktop. Today that changes for some users with the launch of the Android app. Read more...        
  June 11, 2013 - Gizmodo

Quotes

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• Nicolas Sarkozy in The Press Association
  On Tuesday Mr Sarkozy denounced the allegations as "libel that aims only to smear, without the slightest basis in reality".
• Jose Ramos Horta in The Associated Press
  I would never turn my back on people who flee violence in Afghanistan, or whatever,Ramos Horta said. "But on a temporary basis, so that they can be sent to a third country where they can start life with dignity and with promise of a better...
• Roger Goodell in Taipei Times
  These players and all members of our league have to make the right choices and decisions in their conduct on a consistent basis,Goodell said.