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the backbones
noun
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
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Many Muslim women are the backbones of their communities.
An insight into designing spines - the backbones of books.
Lifesaving Progress Clinical trials are the backbones of medical progress.
We've got to transform that, particularly if it is one of the backbones of our industry.
Massenet describes him as "one of the backbones of the fashion industry".
Without Bell and Trott, Warwickshire were heavily reliant on Darren Maddy and Jim Troughton, the backbones of their t20 season.
Such reports, filed with Mr. Fox's agency and other regulatory agencies, are the backbones of efforts to track financial crimes.
"It seems parents don't have the backbones they used to," she said.
THE thought of two hours on the team bus sent shivers up the backbones of many of the Mets.
In carbon-chain polymers, as the name implies, the backbones are composed of linkages between carbon atoms; in heterochain polymers a number of other elements are linked together in the backbones, including oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and silicon.
You could use whole canned fish, too, but you'll need to remove the backbones and any bits of fin before you blitz them.
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