cornerstone

Example Sentences

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They added: "As the 2025 Strategic Defence Review made clear, a modernised nuclear deterrent will remain the cornerstone of the UK's defence, and our commitment to Nato and global security."

From BBC

"It is a cornerstone of Iran's economy and a major source of revenue for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards," JP Morgan added, referring to Iran's well-resourced ideological army which has major economic interests.

From Barron's

Seaborne trade is the cornerstone of global commerce, moving more than 80% of the world’s goods traded by volume, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

From MarketWatch

The Green Bay Packers were formed a year later, and the two institutions, about five miles apart, grew up side by side as cornerstones of the community.

From Salon

The right to jury trial - in which ordinary people decide on the guilt or innocence of defendants brought before Crown Courts - is a cornerstone of the constitution dating back more than 800 years.

From BBC