founding generation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffoundandgeneration
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found
verb
uk/faʊnd/us/faʊnd/
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generation
noun
uk/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
all the people of about the same age within a society or within a ...
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(Definition offoundandgenerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffounding generation
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Thefoundinggenerationliterally felt it needed to accommodate or there would not be a nation.
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Thefoundinggenerationcould count on an audience that, if limited in number by the educational presuppositions of the discussion, was nonetheless attentive and respectful.
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It is impossible to distinguish between the frequencies present in thefoundinggenerationand changes that have taken place since.
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Second, the use of territory was more a habit of mind than a consciously, intended choice of thefoundinggeneration.
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What was the impact of slavery on the political institutions whose creation was the triumph of the "fathers" of thefoundinggeneration?
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In the 1890s thefoundinggenerationof teachers left, and a second generation occurred.
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Three older women from thefoundinggenerationbecome symbols of the kibbutzs lost ideals and abandoned history, as they die off, one by one.
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Is there evidence that the founding generations justified territorial districts for any of these reasons?
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