The phrase "a defensible basis" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to a factual or logical foundation on which to justify an opinion, decision, or argument. For example, "I believe my decision is sound, as I have a defensible basis for making it."
In addition, the unitisation system has been proved to be an effective and legally defensible basis on which to implement the compulsory surrender of Class-A units (which occurred in 1993 so as to reduce fleet fishing capacity and improve economic efficiency in the fishery).
First, on what defensible basis is any given country, at any given historical moment, deemed to be (or not to be) 'fragile'fragile
As many prominent authors have noted, there is no scientifically defensible basis on which to rank living species in this way, regardless of how interesting or unique some aspect of their biology may be to human observers (e.g., Dawkins 1992; Gould 1994 , 1996.
Hence, analyses based on the design-induced distribution provide the most defensible basis for making inferences from the sample to the target population.
Grouping wetlands by plant communities could provide a scientifically-defensible basis for stricter water quality standards to protect sensitive wetland types.
The economic analysis conducted by the Trump administration to justify revoking the Waters of the U.S. rule falls short of a defensible and consistent basis, a Yale economist writes this week in Science.
If the more centrist-minded and much bigger CDU agreed, this would be a clear shift to the nationalist right.This is the basis of a defensible and democratic new nationalism for the centre-right to take a stand on.
The fort is designed as a defensible battery, rather than a defensive strongpoint.
It is a defensible posture.
