premise

01. His main [premise] for arguing that there must be life on other planets is the fact that the universe is infinite; thus, it is inevitable.

02. Before continuing negotiations any further, we need to determine if we all agree with the [premise] that this company will benefit from expansion.

03. The President [premised] his speech on the belief that this country has a duty to help the developing nations.

04. We want to rent a hall with a kitchen on the [premises] for our annual company Christmas party.

05. You have been caught stealing in this store two times. I am warning you; if you ever set foot upon these [premises] again, I will have you arrested.

06. A number of uninvited guests arrived at the party and were promptly asked to leave the [premises].

07. The suspect was discovered on the [premises] with a number of stolen objects in his backpack.

08. The [premise] behind your theory is improbable; therefore, your theory is invalid.

09. The police had a warrant to search the [premises] for illegal drugs.

10. His argument was based on two major [premises]; the inherent goodness of man, and the basic human need for approval.

11. Her support for abortion is [premised] on the argument that a woman has the right to do whatever she wants with her own body.

12. We have recently moved our business to [premises] nearer to the center of town.

13. He derived his conclusions through logic based upon a number of widely accepted [premises].

14. William Zinsser once suggested that the four basic [premises] of writing should be clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

15. Andrea Dworkin once suggested that men have defined the parameters of every subject, and that all feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or [premises] implicit in the male system.