as a premise
Example Sentences
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You’re also talking about music from the lens of the ’90s as a premise for the special.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
"Once you've accepted something as a premise and committed to it, you can be entirely internally consistent and reach more and more outlandish conclusions."
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023
Other sci-fi series take climate emergency as a premise.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Spoiler alert: internal monologues are common, court play is staged and choreographed and scripts often use the complexities of tennis as a premise to explore aspects of character.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022
It is customary to approach the gospels with this interpretation of Christ as a premise, and such a study has some unquestionable advantages.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush