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 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

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 Hardy, Thomas

And I guess you’ll admit I have foundation for it now!”

From The Dragon's Secret by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

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