Sentence examples for upon its foundation from inspiring English sources

But here is the bottom line: we can embrace this accord, take a substantial step forward, and continue to refine it and build upon its foundation.

Upon its foundation, whenaccording to Green (1990)it was said to be a "temporary expedient", the school was based at Stafford House, in East Street in the centre of Tonbridge.

The Leverett Cassie model holds promise for field application, based upon its foundation in fundamental scaling principles, its requirement for relatively few and physically based input parameters, and its applicability to a broad range of wetting conditions.

"God fixed the Earth upon its foundation, not to be moved forever," says one Bible verse contradicted by Galileo's pioneering theory that the Earth spins daily on its axis and makes an annual journey around the sun.

EL PASO — Staccato explosions cracked across the cloudless desert sky, to be drowned out by a deeper rumble that shook the earth as this city's 10-story former City Hall came rolling down upon its foundation in a blinding cloud of dust and debris in mid-April.

Helena had a firm interest in nursing, and became President of the British Nurses Association RBNANA) upon its foundation in 1887.

The state can bring in billions of investment dollars by building upon its strong foundation as a manufacturing powerhouse, a center for research and development, a home to skilled workers, and a supportive environment for business growth.

The building is no longer standing but a new home has been built upon its original foundation and uses its cellar as a basement.

In an impassioned speech, Sachs charted the historic development of the global capitalist economy, arguing that its foundation upon the idea of "limited liability" has meant that corporations will not take responsibility for the economic damage they have caused.

The record industry built its foundation upon the blues and jazz of predominantly African American artists, who were not given the best deals for anything at the time… never mind record deals!

Iconographically, when you see the image of a Buddha, representing the innate potential of all beings to awaken to their True Nature and highest potentials, the Buddha is actually seated upon, and has as its foundation, a double dorje, or crossed vajra, which symbolizes the unity and inseparability of limitless lovingkindness, compassion, equanimity, and sympathetic joy which embraces all beings.