Collocations withpillar
These are words often used in combination withpillar.
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central pillar
Government-sponsored health insurance is a central pillar of the modern welfare state.
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concrete pillar
I received a telephone call saying that my wife had wrapped her new car around a concrete pillar.
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fundamental pillar
It is indeed a fundamental pillar on which international law itself depends.
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huge pillars
They have erected two huge pillars—extra taxation and extra expenditure on all the wrong things.
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key pillar
The third pillar—the key pillar—is stakeholder pension schemes, which will be secure, low cost and flexible.
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main pillar
The new conditions were criticised as harmful to children and to what these parties regarded as the main pillar of society, the family.
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marble pillar
I went through a grand entrance hall with marble pillars, and it might have been a social evening or conversazione.
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massive pillar
Only the gate, some parts of the boundary and a massive pillar about fourteen feet in height remain now.
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pillar of democracy
What this means is that we have to get the fourth pillar of democracy, the fourth of the four powers, the media, more involved.
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pillar of society
Would not such a system reflect a concern for the family as a moral pillar of society?
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square pillar
Above it is a balustraded balcony whose gabled roof is supported by square pillars.
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supporting pillar
With the demise of traditional forms of legitimation such as the divine right of kings, the importance of scientific knowledge as a supporting pillar of legitimation has steadily grown.
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twin pillars
Gambling and tourism have long been the twin pillars of the local economy.
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wooden pillar
Only one wooden pillar remains from this temple.
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