Collocations withfoundation
These are words often used in combination withfoundation.
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basic foundation
It is at the basic foundation level.
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cement foundation
Today the cement foundation is showing signs of decay.
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charitable foundation
She is now working hard to establish this group as a charitable foundation.
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conceptual foundation
He begins with a solid scientific, conceptual foundation about the effects of ambient conditions (temperature and humidity) on the viability of mature, orthodox seeds.
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concrete foundation
It will probably be a low-tech hybrid of a concrete foundation, blockwork walls and timber roof panels.
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epistemological foundation
In this sense, we talk about epistemological foundation of the stable model semantics.
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essential foundation
Education is also the essential foundation for individual and community decisions about the 'antiquarian' heritage.
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ethical foundation
It is clear that (a) lacks ethical foundation.
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firm foundation
A real understanding of such issues is impossible without first having a firm foundation in the history of the economies that are undergoing these transitions.
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foundation award
From 1997 to 2008, the foundation awarded grants to musical theatre composers, lyricists and book writers.
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foundation of democracy
It is a question of the people's right to openness as the foundation of democracy.
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foundation of mathematics
This grew from the increasingly popular assertion in the late 20th century that no one foundation of mathematics could be ever proven to exist.
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foundation of society
These not only represent the foundation of society but also the key to its future.
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ideological foundation
The first group, the pioneers, of cosmopolitan organic farmers had a strong ideological foundation based on ideas from anthroposophy or eco-philosophy.
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intellectual foundation
As he discarded the distracting rubble, he would eventually reach the "rock or the clay," or an immutable intellectual foundation that was free of faulty assumptions.
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legal foundation
It needs a secure legal foundation in the debate with politicians, administrations, consumers and the public.
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philanthropic foundations
Thefinancialsupport for these various projects was supplied by a mix of public and private universities, federal and state political jurisdictions, and private philanthropic foundations.
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philosophical foundation
But one could well imagine that they could occur, should we experience the ruptures of a major economic depression combined with a theory of ethics without durable philosophical foundation.
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private foundation
Institutionally it is a private foundation, independent from the university.
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secure foundation
Because of the aggregation problems involved, macroeconomic equations have no such secure foundation.
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shaky foundation
That is a very shaky foundation on which to rest policy.
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solid foundation
As you have said, our scientific results are the solid foundation on which the future edifice is to be built.
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sound foundation
Having traversed such a vast field, the book still manages to review crop development and growth in two chapters, providing a sound foundation.
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strong foundation
The achievement to date has been impressive, and the strong foundation creates a larger potential.
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structural foundation
Without exception across the region, national regimes consistent with the structural foundation of the liberal reform period were established.
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theoretical foundation
Where the book falls down is its lack of theoretical foundation and analytical reflection.
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very foundation
This is no unsightly byproduct of logic but the very foundation of the socio-moral order.
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