Sentence examples for cornerstone upon from inspiring English sources

My grandfather should have been the cornerstone upon which we built our American lives.

His involvement, about which he boasted constantly in future years, was the cornerstone upon which he would build a remarkable political career, first as governor of South Carolina and then, for 24 years, as a United States senator.

Although Allen has underplayed the comparison, his blue Jasmine clearly has her roots in the white woods of Tennessee Williams's antiheroine, providing a cornerstone upon which Blanchett builds another towering performance.

UNITED PALACE 4140 Broadway, at 175th St .(212-207-7171) — April 9: A good three decades after they fell apart in a haze of drug-fuelled chaos, the Stooges — the cornerstone upon which the church of punk rock was built — defied all expectations and re-formed in 2003.

Earlier in the day, Biden told reporters in Tokyo that the US-Japanese security arrangement was "the cornerstone of security not merely in the Pacific basic but the cornerstone upon which our security is built for the next 20 years or more".

Deliberate planning, unlocked capacity, and a laser focus on eliminating old behaviors will be key to proper execution, a cornerstone upon which the medium-term wealth of our nation rests.

"You look at our problems," Schuerholz said, "and we have these two cornerstones upon which to remedy them.

In it, he said: "[The] foundations [of the new government] are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.

Modern liberal theory has built its approach to social difference and diversity generally upon the cornerstone of toleration as a blueprint for addressing socially divisive phenomena.

A society founded upon the cornerstone of religious freedom, and whose Constitution enshrines the value of free exercise of religion, would be impoverished immeasurably if it afforded religious communities no protection against laws that require them to violate their faith.

While national factors contribute to this economic boost, Springboard's active engagement in community arts has created a cornerstone for the Fergus Falls economy to build upon, filling the void left by the closure of the mental hospital.