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 .
basis² sb. (substans, i rygter etc.) hold (fx rumours without any basis, rumours without any basis in fact (or reality)).