In short, Mr. Davis lost his political base and had nothing going for him.

With the disappearance of the people's communes, the barefoot doctor system lost its base and funding.

In the 19th century Goslar lost its economic base.

Lose others and pretty soon you lose your entire technological base.

But she lost her financial base when the ruble was devalued in February.

After 1945, the city gradually lost its industrial base and shifted to service industries.

Meanwhile, most critics say the governing Congress Party has lost its base of mass support.

The party lost its base of support, only capturing 3% of the popular vote.

As the mines began to close, the Copper Country lost its major economic base.

"And doing more than that would have risked losing our very loyal base of customers."