sound foundation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsoundandfoundation
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sound
adjective
uk/saʊnd/us/saʊnd/
not broken or damaged; healthy; in ...
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foundation
noun
uk/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/
an occasion when an organization, state, etc. ...
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(Definition ofsoundandfoundationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Having traversed such a vast field, the book still manages to review crop development and growth in two chapters, providing asoundfoundation.
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This book provides asoundfoundationfor such applications of molecular seed biology research.
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However, an equal probability may not be asoundfoundationfrom which to argue for the lack of ballooning observations.
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Rather, it provides asoundfoundationfrom which to justify claims for support.
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Asoundfoundationwill then be available for the use of modern methods of statistical analysis.
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Those that wish to investigate the theory are provided with asoundfoundationof knowledge on which to build.
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These concepts should hold minimal semantics necessary to establish asoundfoundationfor the ontology, supporting interoperability between the various discipline-oriented sub-ontologies.
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We had no organisation a year ago; now we have asoundfoundationon which to build.
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It is not possible to build up asoundfoundationfor a forestry programme in a night.
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I want our people to build on asoundfoundation.
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It must be balanced by asoundfoundationof local enterprise.
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Marriage and family life are thesoundfoundationon which ordered society is built.
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We are no longer at war, but at peace, and we need now to build up agriculture on asoundfoundation.
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This time we must do it on asoundfoundation, and it is better to take a little longer in order to do that.
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One of the objectives of the new contract is to provide asoundfoundationfor the development of the pharmacist's role.
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There are long-range needs no less important if the defence of our freedom is to rest upon asoundfoundation.
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They could make enough out of the island to put their revenue on a verysoundfoundation.
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How can we build a structure of technological education on a sufficientlysoundfoundationunless that is the case?
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There was criticism despite all the legacy of asoundfoundationwhich he has left for those who succeed him.
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We have not got the pile-driving done which is necessary to get asoundfoundation.
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