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
"Nor do I think they have foundation," continued Sir Christopher Seaton.
From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Grace Aguilar
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
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
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 Charles S. Bentley
