basis

basis¹ sb. basis; grundlag; udgangspunkt (fx this discovery has laid the basis for clinical applications);
□ be a basis for være tilstrækkeligt grundlag for (fx doctors warn that medical advice on the internet is not a basis for decisions); form the basis for danne grundlaget for; provide the basis for danne grundlaget for; danne udgangspunkt for; underlying basis underliggende basis; on the basis of på basis af; på grundlag af; baseret på; ud fra (fx on the basis of available information, a diagnosis made on the basis of medical signs and reported symptoms); on the basis of these data (or results/findings) på basis heraf; med dette som udgangspunkt;
* They used tests on rats to try to find the basis for (årsagen til) the difference, mechanisms that could constitute the basis for (betinge) cancer progression, what is the basis for (hvordan er man nået frem til) this conclusion?.
basis² sb. (substans, i rygter etc.) hold (fx rumours without any basis, rumours without any basis in fact (or reality)).