"provide base for" is an appropriate phrase to use in written English.
You could use it in a sentence such as, "They provided the base for our success." It implies that by supplying a certain element, the outcome or result of something was successful.
Both raga and tala provide bases for composition and improvisation in Indian classical music.
The strikes followed a period of increasingly pointed accusations by Iraq, particularly against Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey, which provide bases for the American and British jets patrolling the zones.
The American and British warplanes that patrol the no-flight zones in Iraq use a base in southern Turkey, and the country is expected to provide bases for any American attack on Iraq.
The civil affairs soldiers, along with troops from other countries, will bolster security in regional centers that will provide bases for American diplomats and aid workers to fan out into rural areas.
At the same time, they said, it would help to ease the concerns of Honduran officials, who are sensitive about the public nature of the current aid program because they provide bases for rebels trying to overthrow the Nicaraguan Government.
Failure probability assessment index calculated with random theory may provide bases for the selection of conventional safety coefficient and casing design and assessment with uncertain external loads.
A characterization of operations and system requirements is carried out to provide bases for identifying cyber-physical system (CPS) transformation opportunities.
There has never been any serious prospect that these U.S. positions could actually provide bases for negotiated outcomes.
Experiences in Asia should provide bases for reassessing strategies for Africa and elsewhere.
