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Example sentences for: cornerstone

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Fluid resuscitation is generally considered to be a cornerstone of treatment—but how much fluid should be given?
The cornerstone of the treaty is its support for the "precautionary principle," which allows countries to ban the import of genetically altered products without conclusive scientific proof that said products are hazardous.
The political spin is that Bauer will be the Pat Buchanan of 2000: He lacks experience in elected office and is too conservative for most voters (he plans to make anti-abortion legislation a cornerstone of his campaign), but he will have plenty of diehard donors, volunteers, and caucus-goers from the religious right.
Gesher's [Levy's political party's] pulling out of the coalition removes a cornerstone from the Netanyahu government.
Sunday in Germany's Welt am Sonntag, British Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed that he wasn't "in any way threatening the relationship between Germany and France," which has always been the cornerstone of the European Union, but he nevertheless made proposals that were in direct opposition to France's stated national interests.