Sentence examples for cornerstone of identity from inspiring English sources

Observance, if not necessarily piety, is on the rise, as Islam becomes for many the cornerstone of identity.

More than ever, Islam has become the cornerstone of identity, replacing other, failed ideologies: Arabism, socialism, nationalism.

In central Uganda for example, land formed the cornerstone of identity and was nominally controlled by the King (Kabaka) in trust for his subjects while individual plots were conferred upon the peasants by local chiefs (Green 2006).

It is the cornerstone of their identity.

Goldstein, forever self-conscious about his weight, compensated by making voraciousness the cornerstone of his identity.

Along with the health service, hockey is a cornerstone of Canadian identity.

His blackness mattered to him and was a source of pride and power; it was a cornerstone of his identity.

It has become a cornerstone of Bosniak identity, says Emir Suljagic, one of the younger generation of Bosnian politicians.

"Yiddish, despite its diminished role as a language of daily life, remains a cornerstone of Jewish identity".

At a news conference at the United Nations yesterday, Mr. Barak, who has come under fire at home for conceding too much at Camp David, reiterated that Jerusalem and the Temple Mount "are the cornerstone of Jewish identity".

This freewheeling history argues that fun defined as the collective participation in "jokes, mock trials, parties, troublemaking, dancing, protests, fights"—is the cornerstone of American identity, and has done more than religion or law to keep the peace.