premise

Example Sentences

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Vehicles leave the Ecuador's Foreign Ministry premises as officials hold a meeting with the Colombian delegation on the tariff dispute, which has intensified in recent weeks.

From Barron's

Think small, perishable, and plausibly ironic like a single excellent chocolate bar, a slim paperback with a clever premise, or a novelty that suggests taste rather than effort.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has been alleged that RT Diagnostics, which made £6.67m in three weeks, was set up in "shoddy and inadequate premises" in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and gave out false negative results to customers.

From BBC

Ferguson, who owns several other premises in the Northern Quarter and beyond, said he still worried about the future.

From BBC

"Based on the evidence available, the investigation has now concluded and there is no continuing risk to people who visit the premises."

From BBC