The phrase "adhere to the basics" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to emphasize the importance of following the rules or principles that are essential for doing something correctly. For example, "If you want to succeed in your career, you must adhere to the basics of hard work and dedication."
The human newcomers adhere to the basic class templates: Hunter, Assault, Support and Medic.
"We need to adhere to the basic principle that new tax or entitlement policies should be paid for," he said.
"We need to adhere to the basic principle that new tax or entitlement policies should be paid for," the president said.
Black-hat hackers, on the other hand, adhere to the basic philosophy that information should be free -- including information about security weaknesses.
(Neoliberals adhere to the basic tenets of liberalism but believe that business is often overregulated and welfare is underregulated and sometimes out of control).
A New York State appellate court is absolutely correct in upholding the city's restrictions on homeless shelters, thereby expecting those who stay in them to adhere to the basic laws and codes of conduct that all citizens have to follow (news article, June 11).
Always adhere to the basics of heater safety: don't leave space heaters on unattended (including while you sleep) and don't use space heaters that burn fuel indoors, as these pose a carbon monoxide hazard.[3].
"This demonstrates a unified and genuine effort on behalf of Iran to change the political atmosphere while adhering to the basic precepts and principles of the Islamic Republic and the inalienable right of Iran to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes".
The tendency to use thematic transformation in a manner that moved away from the Classical sonata form was complemented by César Franck, who adhered to the basic form but from 1841 utilized a "cyclic" approach; that is, one of fusion, or thematic relationships between movements.
Although adhering to the basic design, the project was compromised seriously by the manner in which it unfolded.
