well-grounded

It's a straightforward argument, well-grounded in Supreme Court precedent.

Do Foreigners Deserve Free-Speech Rights? Paul Sherman 2011

When Rooney became available with pick 25, Backe said Rooney would have good value because players from England are well-grounded in fundamentals—and Rooney had three years of professional experience, a rare commodity in a draft with mostly college players.

Soccer in a Sibling's Shadow Kevin Clark 2011

I see that you were well-grounded in science (and spelling) at Robinson High School.

STUNNING ERROR 2009

Many personal approaches to financial decisions are based on gut feelings -- but whether these gut feelings are well-grounded or not is a whole different matter.

As an Adventure Begins, Another One Ends Stephen Kreider Yoder 2011

But they are defending President Obama from well-grounded charges that he has subjected Israel precisely to that.

Israel Should Be a U.S. Campaign Issue Douglas J. Feith 2011

The dimension of social-scientific critique focuses on issues of universal resonance and impact; to the extent that it is well-grounded, its message can eventually cut across all lines of division among people except those of class interest.

Genre Fiction 2010

For the purposes of intimidation, after all, baseless charges work better than well-grounded ones.

Matthew Yglesias » Wieseltier vs Sullivan 2010

Self-esteem is not a problem for the well-grounded executive or the preschooler.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

Despite such events—at times there is an almost magic-realist quality to the shipboard goings-on—"The Cat's Table" is well-grounded in reality.

A Floating World Martin Rubin 2011

When he says in 1994 or 2002 that he's pro-choice on abortion, and when he says in 2008 or today that he's pro-life, he seems to be the same person: an earnest, dark-haired man whose views are serious, well-grounded and equally sincere.

The GOP Wins by Bruising Peggy Noonan 2011