2003 Public opinion poll by Gallup, Inc. on Colombia Pos. Neg. Neutral Pos – Neg 26% 57% 17% -31...

influence by country (sorted by net positive, Pos – Neg) Country polled Pos. Neg. Neutral Pos – Neg  Pakistan 11% 62% 27% -51  Brazil 23% 57% 20% -34  Germany...

Japan's influence by country (sorted by pos − neg) Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos − Neg  China 22% 75% 3 -53  Spain 39% 36% 25 3  Turkey...

South Korea's influence by country Sorted by Pos-Neg Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos-Neg  China 25% 71% 2 −46  Germany 11% 32% 57 −21  Spain...

many fig. senses, off one's base (crazy), to get to first base (esp. in neg. constr., to get a first important result); more recently (slang), a metaphor...

of Pakistan's influence by country Sorted by Pos-Neg Country polled Positive Negative Neutral Pos-Neg  India 5% 85% 10% -80  Brazil 5% 81% 14% -76  France...