The phrase "a matter of basically" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in informal contexts where you want to emphasize that something is fundamentally or essentially true, but it is better to rephrase for clarity.
Example: "It's a matter of basically understanding the core principles of the theory."
Alternatives: "essentially a matter of" or "fundamentally a question of".
If not, "it became a matter of … well, basically digging.
For a sport that is basically a matter of propelling an inflated sphere through a netted rectangle, football has always had a disproportionately broad and emotive reach.
You generally need to enter a user name and password to enable your F.T.P. client to connect to your host's server, but moving files from one computer to another is basically a matter of dragging and dropping icons.
Richard Leftwich, a professor of accounting at the University of Chicago, says that it is difficult for the accounting profession to attract able people because the work is seen as less creative than investment banking and consulting auditing is basically a matter of checking somebody else's figures.
"The chemistry is basically a matter of educational background and playing style on one hand, and body language and vibes on the other," said Mr. Beaver, the first violinist in waiting, who is a founding member of two Canadian groups, the Toronto String Quartet and Triskelion, and is on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
And though I haven't paid anything like as much attention to it this century, it all came back last week: being in my tiny bachelorette flat in Notting Hill and hearing James Newton Howard's theme start when the bloody kettle still hadn't boiled, knowing that missing the first 60 seconds was, basically, a matter of life and death, and wondering when Live Pause was going to be invented.
It's just a matter of finishing up old business, basically".
However, someone might prefer the first frame at the first row, and this is basically a matter of opinion.
In earlier writings (e.g., Chomsky 1965), Chomsky saw learning a language as basically a matter of formulating and testing hypotheses about its grammar — unconsciously, of course.
The metacognitive awareness developed in this way helps students realize that discourse organization is basically a matter of making choices which are inevitably intrinsically culture bound.
