And the idea of measuring students' competency, not classroom hours, has become the cornerstone of newer institutions like Western Governors University in Utah.
They are a cornerstone of this institution.
Mr. Card joined the Eastman House in 1948, bringing with him his personal collection of 800 films, which became the cornerstone of the institution's archive.
We've known the answer for a long time, but only now are we being forced to accept it: we can now--for the first time in human history--consciously and systematically operationalize universal dignity--and its corollary, the Golden Rule--by making them cornerstones of dignitarian institutions and a dignitarian world.
The cornerstone of our republican institutions is the principle that the powers of government shall, in all vital particulars, be distributed among three separate co-ordinate departments, legislative, executive, and judicial.
"Democracy," wrote philosopher John Dewey, "has to be born anew every generation". This admonition seems particularly salient given the many threats and challenges confronting democracies around the world rising populism, increased political polarization, and growing skepticism of cornerstone institutions like the courts and the rule of law.
Jack had been one of the cornerstones of the institution for a quarter century.
While traditional rock music challenges notions of polite society, metal antagonizes cornerstone institutions of social life.
Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has made support for cultural institutions a cornerstone of his continuing plan to revitalize Chicago, attended last month's dedication of the new complex and called the project "key to the long-term success of our emerging Chicago theater district".
Obama will argue that the EU is one of the cornerstone institutions built after the second world war that has made the world safer and more prosperous.
