as a premise

Yet Tesfaye has recently hinted at retiring the Weeknd as a premise.

“So what if the movie takes that not as a premise but as a fact?” asks Perry.

"We need to delve deeper into the origins of iron technology - these findings mark the beginning, not the conclusion. The key is to use this as a premise, trace the process backward and identify the sites where iron production truly began."

You’re also talking about music from the lens of the ’90s as a premise for the special.

As a premise for a story, one could scarcely ask for richer material.