have foundation
Example Sentences
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Nuno Espírito Santo demands extreme tactical rigour from his front men in order that their flourishes have foundation; Jota fits the bill in both senses.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2020
And I guess you’ll admit I have foundation for it now!”
From The Dragon's Secret by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
The apparently unnecessary suspicion with which the laboring class regards the organization of trade instruction would have foundation if no thought were given to the trade conditions as the working girl sees them.
From The Making of a Trade School by Mary Schenck Woolman
Were there no evidence as to premeditated desire of vengeance, premeditated insult, and long-entertained enmity, these conclusions might have foundation.
From The Vale of Cedars by Grace Aguilar
And so far as the opinion affirmed by these authorities does have foundation, it can be applied when we investigate the order of the Constitution, and not of the Banns issued later.
From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous
