1.   A child needs a responsive mother in order to form a secure base for future development.

2.   A good education should give you a solid base for life.

3.   An old Chianti bottle can be used as an attractive base for a table-lamp.

4.   Based as it is on the north western edge of Snowdonia the centre is an ideal base for all kinds of climbing.

5.   Building a paid subscription base for any new publication is hard.

6.   Craigendarroch is the perfect base for discovering the surrounding countryside with its bustling towns, and picturesque villages.

7.   Cuba was seen as a base for Communist activity throughout Latin America.

8.   Emap Digital provides us with an exceptional base for developing a scale digital business.