Meanings of need a base in English

We need a base, and the island is safest and best.

But he would need a base, somewhere to water and provision his ships and unload his prizes.

We need a base of operations.

We need a base here.

At the time, the company knew that in order to serve customers in Europe, it would need a base there.

You need a base.

I need a base.

They need a base scenario for mid-term planning and one number is far easier to process than complex scenarios involving a slew of probabilities.

You see, when the world owes you as much as it owes me, you need a base from which you can call in your debts.

He needed a base of operations, a place upon which to rest and obtain supplies.

You were a friend to me when I broke relations with Skinner and needed a base to rally support.

I was always on the baseball team, because if they needed a base runner, they'd say, 'Go in there and get hit by the ball.'