The phrase "a basic law of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to fundamental principles or rules that govern a particular field or subject.
Example: "According to physics, a basic law of motion states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an external force."
Alternatives: "a fundamental principle of" or "a core tenet of".
There is a basic law of filtration when it comes to English football fans.
Macy's forgot a basic law of human nature: Shoppers love a deal.
There is a basic law of the sea signed by most nations (though not America, to its discredit).
It was a basic law of economics: more players would lead to lower prices and technological innovation.
Answer seems to be: battery life follows a basic law of physics, so endurance is almost exactly proportional to capacity.
What's needed is the return of a basic law of nature, the one used by those Apollo heroes to get home: gravity.
I prefer to keep a basic laws of physics push/pull relationship with doors, and I am generally not a fan of any which involve buttons, electricity, or any other sort of mechanized aspects.
If Mr Bremer says no, they say, they will refuse to sign a basic law by the present deadline of February 28th.Proconsul's pickleMr Bremer is hesitating.
Several cited a basic law: The higher the rate of public transit ridership in a community, the longer the average travel time to work.
It distinguished the ruler, government ministers, and the people as the three human elements making up the state and clearly laid down the duties and rights of each; it thus established the ideal of a centralized state presided over by a single ruler, and it provided a kind of basic law of the nation.
The Italian state grew out of the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, where in 1848 King Charles Albert introduced a constitution that remained the basic law, of his kingdom and later of Italy, for nearly 100 years.
