Ranieri, in short, had some solid foundations to work with, but let us take nothing away from the way that the team has evolved under his watch and made such a stunning start to the current campaign.
But the big pharmas have a much more solid foundation to work from.
The big pharmaceuticals have a much more solid foundation to work from.
Hodgson has two wins from two and while there is a lot of work to do, England have at least a solid platform to work from.
Between them and Nick Steven, the organizer of Startup Weekend Netherlands, and Leon Pals, the chairman of the Startup Foundation Experience, a major international event, Amsterdam has a solid foundation to work off.
However, Muenster isn't fazed; he says word of mouth is TraveDoc's competition, especially with ex-pat communities, where there is a "solid model" to work with.
The sub-10 second run was the 35th of his career and the 26-year-old said: "It was good to win... I'm not too worried about the time as I have one solid month to work on getting ready for Russia".
Then, once you have a solid framework to work with, you can break it and spice up your life.
Scientists, who are now investigating the remains, will have "solid clues to work with," reports the AP.
