The phrase "a useful base" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a foundational element that provides support or serves as a starting point for further development or analysis.
Example: "This research provides a useful base for understanding the effects of climate change on local ecosystems."
Alternatives: "a helpful foundation" or "a valuable starting point."
"Manas is a useful base, but it's not essential," said Maj.
Some months earlier, the army had decided that the Black Mountain Primary school would make a useful base from which to patrol the district.
As investigators struggled to determine who was behind the attacks on Israeli targets here on Thursday, they are re-examining evidence that East Africa has served as both a useful base and a target for Osama bin Laden's terror network for nearly a decade.
1 Africa's bin Laden Links As investigators struggled to determine who was behind the attacks on Israeli targets in Kenya on Thursday, they re-examined evidence that East Africa has served as both a useful base and a target for Osama bin Laden's terrorist network for nearly a decade.
Edward Atorino, an investment banking analyst who follows newspaper companies for Blaylock & Partners, said The Tribune might eventually provide a useful base for international expansion, a logical extension of The Times's recent moves to attract more American readers outside of New York.
Then they were routed in last year's council elections, losing control of Torbay council to the Conservatives, who now hold 31 out of the 36 seats.That provides a useful base for the Conservative candidate, Christian Sweeting, a property developer and amateur magician.
This anion species was proved to be of low nucleophilicity and was shown to be a highly useful base particularly for regioselective alkylation of an unsymmetrical cyclic ketone.
Being bang in the middle of one of the more well-trodden dales means it's walker-friendly, but families too will find it a really useful base.
According to Harleen Gambhir of the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, Libya is the country best-suited to provide a useful reserve base for ISIS if it is ousted from Syria and Iraq by U.S.-backed forces.
The 46 novels that have so far won the prize now known as the Man Booker offer a useful statistical base.
Although Beckham's footballing destination is unknown, his wife, Victoria, has already been house hunting in London, a useful family base if he decides to play in continental Europe.
