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Used with adjectives:
"
She works for a charitable foundation."
(charitable, research, private)
"
The tower was built on a deep foundation."
(deep, concrete)
"
His ideals have a strong foundation."
(strong, solid, secure, sound, firm, excellent)
"
Her opinion has a very weak foundation."
(weak, shaky)
"
There is a strong moral foundation for his argument."
(moral, intellectual, political, scientific, ideological, theoretical)
Used with verbs:
"
They established the foundation ten years ago."
(established, set up, started, founded)
"
They are digging the foundation for the new building."
(be + digging, be + laying)
"
His research laid the foundation for future scientists."
(laid, built, created, formed, provided, set)
"
New discoveries destroyed the foundation of his argument."
(destroyed, threatened, undermined)
Used with prepositions:
"
Her parents created a good foundation for learning."
(for)
