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 rumors men had heard and told again in India, about the "Heart of the Hills" in Khinjan seemed to have foundation.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy
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
Petrick prosecuted his inquiries elsewhere; and the upshot of his labours was, briefly, that a comparison of dates and places showed irrefutably that his poor wife’s assertion could not possibly have foundation in fact.
From A Group of Noble Dames by Thomas Hardy
