The announcement carried all the cornerstones of a campaign theme: Mr. Obama brings people together and rises above politics at a moment when Americans face all manner of challenges.
From the very founding of the Republic, however, Thomas Jefferson and later Horace Mann recognized the need for a free public education, available to all, as the cornerstone of a democratic society.
Systems biology, biochemistry, synthetic chemistry, microbiology, and enzymology, along with evolutionary, bioinformatics, and biocomputational tools may also all be the cornerstone of your work, depending on the specific field you're working in.
All the cornerstones of the past decade -- Pat Riley, Ernie Grunfeld, Dave Checketts, Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley and John Starks -- did not leave on their terms.
It wasn't just their homes that had to be cleared from the land, but all the cornerstones of their society: churches, schools, shops, railroad stations and sawmills.
His 1975 "Köln Concert," on ECM, is the best-selling solo-piano album of all time, and the cornerstone of a rarefied career.
After all, they are the cornerstone of my professional existence.
Communication, processes, quality and behaviour all benefit from the cornerstone of being consistent - this is where we build trust and long-term relationships with our customers, our colleagues and our employees.
As with all allergic diseases, the cornerstone of treatment is environmental control with avoidance of respiratory irritants, aspirin, and aspirin-like medications.
Policy and legislative reforms to protect all children and all their rights are the cornerstone of UNICEF's programme with governments to support the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and achieve the Millennium Development Goals in each country.
