The phrase "a clear premise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the foundation or main idea of an argument, story, or theory that is easily understood.
Example: "In order to build a strong argument, it is essential to start with a clear premise that outlines your main point."
Alternatives: "a straightforward premise" or "an explicit premise".
The code begins with a clear premise: "The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential".
(Robbins outlines a clear premise for her project — introducing readers to "students who are overlooked, disparaged or completely dismissed" — so it's a bit whiplash-inducing when she changes the rules to include these two).
They understand they could start with a clear premise and proposed solution and find out they were way off base.
Our foreign policy is based on a clear premise: We trust that people, when given the chance, will choose a future of freedom and peace.
Sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, "BookPALS was founded in 1993 on a clear premise: children must be exposed to the magic of books to develop a love of reading.
At the same time, she makes each track a concise episode, usually with a clear guiding premise: ticktock pizzicato on "They Live On," intervallic tension on "Forcelessness," surging propulsion on the title track.
"The combination of sushi chefs, sea monsters and strip malls just seemed like a clear movie premise, and one I desperately wanted to see," filmaker Daniel Blank tells Wired.
Kennedy articulated the clear premise that the United States had to beat the Soviet Union to the moon as a principle of liberty, freedom and national security, as well as a means to leverage scientific achievement.
A Newmont fact sheet, promoting its $2.3 billion bid for the Australia-based Normandy and Normandy's biggest shareholder, Franco-Nevada Mining of Canada, said that the combination would offer investors "a clear choice, premised on a belief in gold's intrinsic, long-term value".
The design studio behind Salchiboxto, Arquimaña (on commission from the BISTRÓ Guggenehim Bilboa), talks with The Creators Project about the aesthetic details: "The stall had to fulfill some very clear premises, avoid the archetype of a typical hot dog cart and evoque the essence of the crafted products with a balance of tradition and modernity.
The design studio behind Salchiboxto, Arquimaña (on commission from the Guggenehim), talks with The Creators Project about the aesthetic details: "The stall had to fulfill some very clear premises, avoid the archetype of a typical hot dog cart and evoque the essence of the crafted products with a balance of tradition and modernity.
