The phrase "a base upon which" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a foundational element or principle that supports or serves as a starting point for something else.
Example: "The theory provides a base upon which further research can be conducted."
Alternatives: "a foundation for" or "a platform on which".
Jay Treaty, (Nov. 19, 1794), agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity.
It is time for the international community to end Burma's descent into hell and to use Aung San Suu Kyi's kangaroo court trial as a base upon which to build greater democracy in our country.
The Plaintiff says that it purchased a licence for $300,000.00 from the Second Defendant to use his elementary CSSRemit Software System as a base upon which the Plaintiff developed its computer program.
Mr. Gates said he wanted to use improved global health as a base upon which to build what he called "the virtuous cycle" of longer lifetimes, jobs, markets, infrastructure, tax bases and all the other steps that lift poor countries out of poverty.
"Once you've done that," Kennedy says, "it creates a base upon which you can build products".
Instead, he makes a persistent plea to avoid seeing tradition as constraining, but rather considering it as a base upon which to innovate on.
A square foundation of brick supports a marble base upon which rises a column (44 ft. 7 in. high and 4 ft. 5 in. in diameter) of white marble with a Corinthian capital.
The Welsh public consistently shows it cares deeply for the environment and the country has a solid base upon which to build a thriving green economy.
Empirical research on self-testing is limited, resulting in a lack of an evidence base upon which to base policy recommendations.
Rather than assuming that the traditional forms of evidence for patient decision aids and SDM are a sufficient base upon which to introduce them, in this study we considered a variety of health care practitioners' views about SDM and patient decision aids.
However, the studies published to date do point towards miRNAs having a role in the future of prostate cancer biomarkers and will form a solid base upon which to design future studies based on consensus protocols.
