Collocations for "cornerstone"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cornerstone" in context.
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cornerstone
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- lay the [building's, hospital's, house's] cornerstone
- is the cornerstone of our [business, philosophy, community]
- was the cornerstone of his [theory, research, experiments]
- will remain the cornerstone of
- is the cornerstone of [policy, decisions, democracy]
- the cornerstone of the [building, theory]