The phrase "a few basic points" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when introducing a summary or key ideas in a discussion or presentation.
Example: "Before we dive deeper into the topic, let me outline a few basic points that we need to consider."
Alternatives: "a couple of fundamental aspects" or "some essential elements".
So lower your ambitions and pan out from a few basic points, rather than trying to start from dizzying heights.
I think, therefore, that it is not necessary to read ail of it into the record, but I will read just a few basic points.
Over the last year, she and a friend went door to door at restaurants and delicatessens that had take-out businesses, talking to the owners about making sure that the people who delivered the food knew a few basic points of traffic safety.
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Mr. Pagden, the author of "Peoples and Empires" and "European Encounters With the New World," embeds a few basic points about Eastern and Western political cultures in a great mass of historical material, then appends a polemical coda arguing against the idea that Western beliefs about freedom, democracy and secularism can ever be transplanted to the Middle East.
But, before I discuss the possible financial benefits of a legal separation, let me clarify a few basic points.
They scrapped the blank slate in favor of a few basic starting points: a party leader (Wernstedt), a governing board of seven, and the lists of values and crises.
Following are a few basic writing tips that should point you in the direction you need to go to create gripping content.
But I do want to point out a few basic political realities surrounding the debate, as background to the specifics about to be fleshed out by both parties.
She communicates only by pointing and using a few basic words.
Tip: It's a good idea to mark the spawn point, then craft yourself a few basic tools, weapons, and torches before starting to explore.
