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
No, verily, being too long connected with affairs of State, but, in my anxiety, I made inquiry, and much it paineth me to find these same reports seem to have foundation.
From The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts by Bentley, Charles S.
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
"Nor do I think they have foundation," continued Sir Christopher Seaton.
From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Aguilar, Grace
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
