'a broad base of knowledge' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to a large range of information or skills that someone has. For example: "The team was highly qualified, each member bringing with them a broad base of knowledge to the project."
The new manager shadowed each of the five experienced managers and came out of the ten-day mentorship period with a broad base of knowledge about the job.
As an Arts & Sciences student, you will be exposed to a broad base of knowledge while you hone your critical thinking, creative and analytical skills.
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A broad base of knowledge is necessary for the successful solution to applied problems, but on the other hand, developing such practical solutions can open the door to new and exciting adventures in basic research.
Engineering, according to the course description, was "considered both as a technological field of endeavor and as a cultural field interacting with a number of other professional fields, such as medicine and law". In these lectures Salvadori focuses on the origins of engineering and argues for equipping engineers with a broad base of knowledge beyond the sciences.
But he knew that to excel at that work he needed a broad base of knowledge.
Too often, knee-jerk reactions to lessons on religion come from adults who harbor misconceptions they otherwise might not have if they, themselves, had a broader base of knowledge about different religions.
Linsey has worked in several asset classes, making her well-versed on a variety of hedge fund strategies and therefore has a broad-base of knowledge.
In order to build a broad base of interdisciplinary knowledge on health, students may take up to five course credits from outside the Sociology department.
The "questions" and "answers" used on Jeopardy! are drawn from a broad base of general knowledge on topics such as history, literature, science, politics, geography, film, art, music, and pop culture.
