have foundation

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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

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 Woolman, Mary Schenck

"I think exactly as you do," she replied cryptically, "only I have foundation for my belief, while you are—rather, your department, is—well, romancing."

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry

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 Mundy, Talbot

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