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• n  the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
• n  a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
• n  a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

• Last week, Governor Smith of New York journeyed down the Hudson to Manhattan to lay one of the numerous cornerstones for which the gubernatorial trowel is thought appropriate.
• Last week Pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick, liberalist extraordinary, saw one of his dearest ambitions approach its fulfillment when the cornerstone of his new Park Avenue Baptist .
• After four months of debate the Allied Control Council laid the cornerstone of Germany's future economy: Germany will be allowed a maximum production of 5,800,000 tons of steel a .

• basis
• base
• foundation
• fundament
• groundwork

News & Articles

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• Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. Announces Pricing of $220 Million Offering of 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018
  Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. today announced the pricing of $220 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2018 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended .
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Cornerstone Appoints VP Exploration and Grants Incentive Stock Options
  Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. today announced the promotion of Yvan Crepeau, P.Geo., M.B.A., to the position of Vice President Exploration. Brooke Macdonald, Cornerstone's CEO, said: "Yvan, who ...
  June 11, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
• Cornerstone OnDemand Management to Present at the 33rd Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference
  Cornerstone OnDemand , a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, today announced that the company’s CEO, Adam Miller, will present at the fo
  June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Bloomberg
  She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility,Obama said in a statement released by his campaign. "She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world...
• Joe Biden in Globe and Mail
  The cornerstone of the relationship is our absolute, total, unvarnished commitment to Israel's security,Mr. Biden said.
• Nancy Pelosi in FOXNews
  Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement that the auto efficiency increases "will serve as the cornerstone" of the energy bill she intends to bring up for a vote next week.