At the same time a 'republican tradition' provides the foundation for a 'loyal opposition' to the American polity as it actually operates, appealing, as it were, to its better promised self.
That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.
Still, diplomats said that the agreement on how to channel military aid to the opposition and the political assurances by the Syrian opposition provided a foundation for expanding international assistance if Mr. Assad refused to yield power. "These things are very important for many countries to be able to expand the assistance they give," said William Hague, the British foreign secretary.
The accusations bode ill for opposition leaders.
Pollsters probed the reasons for opposition.
In some ways, the actions of Fraser and the Liberal National opposition in the Senate laid the foundation for the obstructionism and conflict that is now a permanent and paralysing factor in the ongoing political and policy life of Australia.
"When we help give them moral and material support against the opposition they encounter, we are indeed helping lay the foundation for peace," he said.
It is understood that Mr. Bloomberg and Ms. Harris oppose returning the "Sphere" to the trade center site, an opposition that carries extra weight since the mayor is the chairman of the foundation for the 9/11 Memorial now there and Ms. Harris serves on the foundation's board.
The Chargers' highly-regarded defense was going to provide the foundation for success during the 1991 season, but instead it has become the springboard to victory for the opposition.
His charity, then known as the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, is considered a bastion of traditional architecture and a conduit for the prince's often controversial opposition to modern design.
They are a foundation for political change.
