Sentence examples for proper base from inspiring English sources

Imported canned Italian tomatoes, preferably San Marzanos, are the proper base for the sauce, he said.

He wanted it spent on a proper base hotel, such as the Vale of Glamorgan, he wanted a nutritionist and he wanted proper travel arrangements.

"The general atmosphere shows that the United States formula is not a proper base for resuming negotiations," said Qaif Abdul Kareem, a member of the Palestinian legislative council.

Asked if he was advocating a mansion tax, he said: "Well, there is a very strong argument... that you need to have a proper base for taxing property and I'm sure that's one of the things we're going to have to look at as we change away from these very high marginal rates".

LEO RYECART, Windsor They can under the current rules, but (a) it's a more expensive system (more often the hotel would be in London and not the constituency) and (b) MPs need a proper base to do their work effectively and not a constantly changing hotel room.

Nomadic for most of their existence so far, to have a proper base means a lot.

The article touched the proper bases without the flair, drama and probing quality of The Journal's piece.

In her long-awaited public testimony yesterday, Condoleezza Rice, the most diligent of public servants, made it clear that under her direction the Bush administration touched all the proper bases in planning an antiterror program.

24 Sillwood Street, 01273 327299, thelionandlobster.co.uk This busy takeaway specialises in exotic toppings (lamb prosciutto, smoked tuna, shitake mushrooms), and proper bases, made with Sardinian 00 flour, blast-cooked in its gas-fired stone oven.

"I think if you look at Virgin and HRT, they still don't have proper bases, they don't have everyone together, they don't have proper design teams, they are subcontracted, and we have made that step.

Defending Merrill at the four-hour hearing today, G. Kelly Martin, the president of Merrill's international private client division, testified that the firm "strongly believes that our limited dealings with Enron were appropriate and proper based on what we knew at the time".