"a low base for" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It can be used as a descriptive phrase to introduce a comparison or contrast with a starting point or foundation that is relatively low or lacking. For example: - "The company's profits were disappointing, providing a low base for future growth." - "Her skill level in the sport was a low base for what she eventually achieved." - "Starting with a low base for her knowledge of Spanish, she quickly picked up the language and became fluent."
But Russell group institutions as a whole receive a 3.3% increase in funding, compared with 120% (from a low base) for the 28 former polytechnics represented by the lobby group Million+.
But that was a period in which the starting yield was high and yields have since fallen, giving a further boost to returns in the form of a capital gain (a market that starts with a dividend yield of 5% and ends with one of 2.5% doubles in price, other things being equal).In the current market climate, the dividend yield is low by historic standards, creating a low base for returns.
It seems clear that Gonzalez is seeking a long-term deal, which the Mets could probably not give him unless it included a low base salary for next season.
Mr Wiedhahn, who served in Korea and Vietnam, calls Steven Spielberg's 1998 film "Saving Private Ryan" "the best thing that ever happened to us".The biggest increase in bookings, admittedly from a low base, is for trips to Vietnam.
Demolition rates have started to pick up, from a low base, and orders for new vessels have all but dried up, says Marine Capital, a shipping investment fund.
In addition, over-all inflation is rising, albeit from a low base, with prices for some middle-class staples, such as gasoline and health-care premiums, increasing especially sharply.
Johnston Press's digital strategy appears to be accelerating rapidly, with growth in online revenues up 31.9% in June and July, albeit from a low base that accounts for 14.4% of total ad revenues.
The Yankees want him to sign a contract for a low base salary with incentives.
The Yankees told Cone they would like to re-sign him for a low base salary and some incentives, a package that could be worth something in the neighborhood of $3 million, if Cone stays healthy.
Yankees officials told Cone in early November that they wanted him to fill the No. 5 slot in their rotation, for a low base salary -- something in the range of $500,000 -- and some incentives.
The optimum device design of PRC cells has to account for two opposing effects: a low-loss 3D carrier transport requires a high base doping but Shockley Read Hall (SRH) recombination within the base due to the formation of boron oxygen complexes in standard Cz silicon calls for a low base doping level.
