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‘A foundation can be firm.’

[⟨det foundation.n⟩ firm.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Curiosity Inquiry having no firm foundation of “Reason – Why’ ’ under it cannot combat the personal influence of the Salesman.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Christ was illustrating for us that to build your life upon God and His Word is to build upon a firm foundation.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In either case, the foundation obviously was not as firm as he’d thought.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I was only a month christian so obviously my foundation wasn’t firm.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Instead they just run off into the sunset, leaving behind things like having a firm foundation or being taught the word of God.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

NLT 1–2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They have a firm foundation in Christ and are less susceptible to apostasy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Native American boarding school has a firm foundation set in its middle school football program, which has led Riverside to a strange occurrence.
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In Wikipedia:

The feeder canal was used to supply water to the main canal from the Delaware River, this towpath eventually had rail laid along its length which provides a firm foundation common to rail – trails, the surface is crushed stone.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In building a firm foundation for success, here are a few stones to remember: 1.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But all in all, God’s been real and been my firm foundation in everything; through and through until now.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Hotel Atwater is a little shabby right now, but the foundation is firm, and city officials hope to get a grant to help put it in shape again.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“Over the past four years, we’ve unified the amalgamated city, established a firm foundation for the future by creating a Council organisation that is well managed, financially prudent and engaged with our diverse communities,’ ’ she said.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Hotel Atwater is a little shabby right now, but the foundation is firm, and city officials hope to get a grant to help put it in shape again.
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In the British National Corpus:

It is perhaps necessary to set the scene for this remarkable decade in the history of the District to show the ways in which the firm foundation for subsequent growth and consolidation was secured following a period of more than twenty years of uncertainty and improvision.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It was good to have the foundation so firm beneath their feet.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

There is a powerful force that cannot be held captive by our thoughts, emotions, fears, or outside limitations; the one thing that builds a firm foundation that time and circumstance cannot erode.
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Queried on 2013-06-18.