fundamental pillar

collocation in English

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fundamental
adjective
uk
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl/
forming the base, from which everything ...
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pillar
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪl.ər/us
/ˈpɪl.ɚ/
a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of ...
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(Definition offundamentalandpillarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is indeed afundamentalpillaron which international law itself depends.
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Ultimately, the courts are afundamentalpillarof our democracy.
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We need to establish thefundamentalpillarof all democracies—a separation of powers.
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We need to re-establish thefundamentalpillarof democracy—the separation of powers.
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It is rightly afundamentalpillarof our foreign and defence policy.
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Thefundamentalpillarof the new international rules must be the notion of more equal opportunities to be involved in revising the rules as well as playing by them.
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This is afundamentalpillarof democracy.
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Triple player collaborations of course do not operate in isolation they have other supporting players but the tight three-man exchange still remains afundamentalpillarof successful attacking play.
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The association agreement includes cooperation and political dialogue, which are fundamental pillars for our future relationship.
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Such fundamental pillars of democracy as freedom of speech and freedom of the press are not respected.
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Indeed, it could be considered to be one of the fundamental pillars on which international law itself depends.
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That has become one of the fundamental pillars of culture and education in our society.
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Two of the constitution's fundamental pillars of governance are the subsidiarity principle and the environmentally responsible market economy.
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One of its fundamental pillars is social and territorial cohesion, in other words, making all citizens genuinely equal by combating imbalances and inequalities in existing wealth and opportunities.
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Knowledge and better understanding are the fundamental pillars for the welfare of rural communities and environments.
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One of the fundamental pillars supporting the link between education and neuroscience is the ability of the brain to learn.
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