fundamental tenet
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffundamentalandtenet
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fundamental
adjective
uk/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/us/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl/
forming the base, from which everything ...
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tenet
noun[C]
uk/ˈten.ɪt/us/ˈten.ɪt/
one of the principles on which a belief or theory ...
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(Definition offundamentalandtenetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Descriptivism in language analysis is afundamentaltenetof modern linguistics.
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The need for such integration has been afundamentaltenetof the discipline of developmental psychopathology from its inception.
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Afundamentaltenetof family history is that in the past high mortality was a major obstacle to household complexity.
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Afundamentaltenetof the mipakati was the equal access and inclusion of all of the faithful into the organisation.
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Furthermore, contrary to afundamentaltenetof this theory, regularity turned out to be a poor predictor of generalizability.
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This characterization is probably the mostfundamentaltenetof his world-view, the foundation of his notion of the symbolic form.
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It is, to my mind, fully in keeping with thefundamentaltenetthat linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive.
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However, it does not mean giving up thatfundamentaltenetof our policy.
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It is also afundamentaltenetof legislation governing friendly societies and industrial provident societies.
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It is afundamentaltenetof the system.
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Afundamentaltenetof any screening programme is that it should do more good than harm.
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Thatfundamentaltenetof representative government is now jeopardised by union action.
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Respect for human rights is afundamentaltenetof international law.
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How does that square with thefundamentaltenetof freedom of expression and fundamental democracy?
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Indeed, it is afundamentaltenetof good local government that councils should be required to explain openly the priorities that they set for local services.
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The right to remain innocent until proved guilty is another basic human right and afundamentaltenetof our justice system.
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I say again that it is an absolutelyfundamentaltenetof what we are trying to do.
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That was afundamentaltenet.
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Second, it is afundamentaltenetof organisational policy that, if there is to be a merger, it must be real.
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