structural foundation

collocation in English

meaningsofstructuralandfoundation

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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foundation
noun
uk
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/us
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/
an occasion when an organization, state, etc. ...
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(Definition ofstructuralandfoundationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Without exception across the region, national regimes consistent with thestructuralfoundationof the liberal reform period were established.
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By contrast, the consequences of these three types of liberalism were to provide astructuralfoundation for militaryauthoritarian, democratic and traditional-authoritarian regimes.
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Three proposals have been advanced which provide astructuralfoundationfor such restrictions on onsetless syllables.
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As of 2012 the recreational field is under construction, with the demolition of the former standingstructuralfoundationmaking way for a new field.
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A pallet is thestructuralfoundationof a unit load which allows handling and storage efficiencies.
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In the offshore drilling industry, the conductor pipe is set in the seabed, and is a keystructuralfoundationfor the subsea wellhead.
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The chassis must be in order as it thestructuralfoundationof the vehicle.
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The relationship between the speech synthesis methods and the pitch material establishes the structural foundations of the piece.
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The committee has set itself an initial programme of three projects all going to the very structural foundations of the present tax code.
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It is an important concept in geotechnical engineering in the design of certain structural foundations.
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The common uses for cross bracing includes bridge (side) supports, along with structural foundations.
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