How to Use foundation stone in a Sentence
foundation stone
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In August, Modi laid down the foundation stone for a new temple to be built at the site of the Babri mosque.
—New York Times, 1 Dec. 2020
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These are the foundation stones of a sturdy partnership.
—Helen Fisher, New York Times, 7 May 2020
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Will left tackle Ronnie Stanley be healthy enough to reclaim his role as the foundation stone?
—Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 1 Feb. 2022
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At the back of the open-air seating area, 16 golden shovels festooned with red bows poked from a circle of fine brown dirt, with a foundation stone at the center.
—Kyle Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2017
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It’s a foundation stone that is still fresh, vital delicious.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2021
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The letter was dated June 2, one week after Hitler had laid the foundation stone for the Volkswagen factory.
—David De Jong, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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Contractors will lay the foundation stone in May, and construction is expected to take four years.
—Joseph D’hippolito, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2021
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Eppink hopes the original bridge and the foundation stones from a barn will remain on the property to help preserve its history.
—Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2019
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Though seven more years would pass before the foundation stone was laid, Wren’s new cathedral would be England’s first built since the Reformation and its first non-Gothic one.
—Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 11 May 2018
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On the first anniversary of the decision on Jammu and Kashmir, Modi this year laid the foundation stone for the temple in Ayodhya.
—Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2020
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The building’s foundation stone was engraved with an earlier date, Reitz said.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2023
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Remnants of this period on Sapelo still resonate in the foundation stones, earthworks and with the Sapelonians themselves.
—Brett McNish, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2018
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They must be held to account, along with Johnson, for lying to the people they were elected to serve about the very foundation stone of our democratic republic — the legitimacy of elections.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2021
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Life insurance and life insurance trusts are a foundation stone of estate planning for many families.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 27 May 2021
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However, thanks to a steady stream of benefactors and dedicated professors, Jamia survived, going on to lay the foundation stone for its current campus in Okhla, near New Delhi, in 1935.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 Dec. 2019
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In April last year, eight months before Modi laid the parliament's foundation stone in a high-profile photo-op, a petition was filed to the Supreme Court opposing plans on legal and environmental grounds.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 8 May 2021
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This principle is the very foundation stone of mutual respect and non-discrimination.
—Graham Dunbar, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
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The Princess of Wales made an appearance to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone for the hospital's new children's ambulatory care center, with a vibrant ensemble by fashion designer Catherine Walker.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
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And it's become one of the foundation stones upholding Republican dominance of state political offices.
—Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 14 Jan. 2018
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Erdogan eagerly associates himself with new stadiums—laying foundation stones, presiding over openings, even playing in exhibition matches.
—Patrick Keddie, The New Republic, 7 May 2018
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