The phrase "a basic idea that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a fundamental concept or principle that will be elaborated upon or explained further.
Example: "The project is built on a basic idea that collaboration leads to better outcomes."
Alternatives: "a fundamental concept that" or "a core principle that".
As we have seen, it is possible to create a vision without involving co-owners or employees: an objective or basic idea that is defined in this way can also have a pull effect on a company's followers [22: 110–111].
That song is very simple even now, as far as chords and everything, so that was a very basic idea that Brendan brought in, and then so musically we kind of got that groove.
Instead, this seems like is his way of expressing a fairly basic idea: that hip-hop is still one of the primary venues in which society as a whole expects to hear black voices.
The contemporary philosopher Margaret Gilbert has argued that this is an extension of an even more basic idea: that social groups — including political societies — exist as a result of what she calls "joint commitments" by those who constitute them.
a these form a perfect number: The basic idea — that man is the module of architecture — is all one need retain of this hash.
This chapter looks at the overall system design with a view to the basic idea that if the deposition source, pumping, and cooling are all symmetric about the machine direction centerline of the web then the coating produced should also be symmetric about the web centerline.
But, essentially, it persists by glorying in the fantastic, if basic, idea that a batch of old barrels, an outdoor paddling pool, a sand pit and some strategically arranged planks and ropes can successfully transport kids to a world of larceny on the high seas.
That same day, another individual, Nick Davis, started a Web site, BoycottSBG.com, on which he posted the basic idea that a concerted boycott of local advertisers was the way to go, while another site, stopsinclair.org, began pushing for a petition.
I don't mean to challenge the basic idea that a college degree, and even a graduate degree, often makes financial sense.
On Monday, he said that providing health care to older Americans was "an expression of the basic idea that's true to all religions and all groups, which is to honor our fathers and our mothers".
