Technique is the solid grounding in the skills needed to give an "artistic performance."

Like all the best fantasy, it has a solid grounding in the real world.

Established in 1946, the Club has a solid grounding within the local community.

Therefore an applicant needs solid grounding in mathematics and physical science, plus one modern language.

I got a solid grounding in finance and other fundamentals.

The mission of the project is to provide college journalists with a solid grounding in national security issues.

Did you view it in this way, or as something with more solid grounding?

And, let's not forget, there is already a solid grounding of co-operation in business between the two countries that can be built on.

Intellectually, he knew the impossibility of the latter without a solid grounding in the former.

Some consensus has already emerged, beginning with the need for new teachers to have a solid grounding in the liberal arts.