Bedrock
noun
The solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel.
The bedrock is exposed to the surface due to erosion.
Often appears as...
- expose bedrock
- bedrock geology
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Technical
noun
The most basic part or principle.
Honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship.
Often appears as...
- bedrock of society
- bedrock principle
noun
The solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel.
The bedrock is exposed to the surface due to erosion.
Often appears as...
- expose bedrock
- bedrock geology
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The most basic part or principle.
Honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship.
Often appears as...
- bedrock of society
- bedrock principle
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geological Usage
Often used in discussions about Earth sciences and landscape formations.
The survey team analyzed the bedrock composition.
Pro Tip 2/3Uncover And Reveal
Can refer to the process of exposing the solid rock that is usually hidden.
Excavation work can uncover the bedrock.
Pro Tip 3/3Solid Foundation
Metaphorically, implies something very strong and reliable.
The pillars rest on sturdy bedrock.
Pro Tip 1/3Geological Usage
Often used in discussions about Earth sciences and landscape formations.
The survey team analyzed the bedrock composition.
Pro Tip 2/3Uncover And Reveal
Can refer to the process of exposing the solid rock that is usually hidden.
Excavation work can uncover the bedrock.
Pro Tip 3/3Solid Foundation
Metaphorically, implies something very strong and reliable.
The pillars rest on sturdy bedrock.
Pro Tip 1/3Geological Usage
Often used in discussions about Earth sciences and landscape formations.
The survey team analyzed the bedrock composition.
Pro Tip 2/3Uncover And Reveal
Can refer to the process of exposing the solid rock that is usually hidden.
Excavation work can uncover the bedrock.
Pro Tip 3/3Solid Foundation
Metaphorically, implies something very strong and reliable.
The pillars rest on sturdy bedrock.
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The Future of the Food...
you must also set standards and hold those in your spheres of influence accountable for delivering unhealthy food for the most vulnerable. Third, we must support small- and medium-sized enterprises. In the food ecosystem, small- and medium-sized enterprises are the bedrock of our economy.
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Zeynep Tufekci: How the...
working really hard to keep each other safe and protected. And digital awareness-raising is great, because changing minds is the bedrock of changing politics. But movements today have to move beyond participation at great scale very fast and figure out how to think together collectively,
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The rise of modern...
and the protection of minority rights, as specified in constitutions and legal statutes. Taken together, these ideals propose that tolerance and institutions that protect us from intolerance, are the bedrock of a functional and diverse democratic society.
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What's hidden under the...
in liquid form year after year. The question is, what happens next? Does the water stay there forever? It could. Or does it find a way out to reach the global ocean? One possible way for the water to reach the bedrock and from there the ocean
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See How NASA Helped An...
to look at the top of the ice inside the internal structure of the ice and also all the way onto the bedrock to fill in knowledge about the Earth's cryosphere the Earth's ice cover that would have otherwise have been lost between the
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
broke the bad news when she came in and said we've got problems we had huge problems there had been virtually zip snowpack in the upper basin so obviously conservation was the bedrock we sat down with all the communities in southern
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Say your truths and seek...
But those aren't the things that stuck with me or guided me when I stopped being a midwife and started other jobs. What stuck with me was this bedrock belief that each one of us comes into this world with a unique worth.
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James Balog: Time-lapse...
but in fact, it goes down below sea level another couple thousand feet. So there's a wall of ice a couple thousand feet deep going down to bedrock if the glacier's grounded on bedrock, and floating if it isn't.
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Should “blackness”...
gonna be the bedrock of these new identities keep it all the way real with y'all I don't know but I'm happy happy to assist how I can in the search for answers
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Manhattan Island PIPE Earth...
the ace exposed the hard bedrock called schist solid enough for sinking deep foundations to support tall buildings
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The Future of the Food...
you must also set standards and hold those in your spheres of influence accountable for delivering unhealthy food for the most vulnerable. Third, we must support small- and medium-sized enterprises. In the food ecosystem, small- and medium-sized enterprises are the bedrock of our economy.
Video examples
Zeynep Tufekci: How the...
working really hard to keep each other safe and protected. And digital awareness-raising is great, because changing minds is the bedrock of changing politics. But movements today have to move beyond participation at great scale very fast and figure out how to think together collectively,
Video examples
The rise of modern...
and the protection of minority rights, as specified in constitutions and legal statutes. Taken together, these ideals propose that tolerance and institutions that protect us from intolerance, are the bedrock of a functional and diverse democratic society.
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
in liquid form year after year. The question is, what happens next? Does the water stay there forever? It could. Or does it find a way out to reach the global ocean? One possible way for the water to reach the bedrock and from there the ocean
Video examples
See How NASA Helped An...
to look at the top of the ice inside the internal structure of the ice and also all the way onto the bedrock to fill in knowledge about the Earth's cryosphere the Earth's ice cover that would have otherwise have been lost between the
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
broke the bad news when she came in and said we've got problems we had huge problems there had been virtually zip snowpack in the upper basin so obviously conservation was the bedrock we sat down with all the communities in southern
Video examples
Say your truths and seek...
But those aren't the things that stuck with me or guided me when I stopped being a midwife and started other jobs. What stuck with me was this bedrock belief that each one of us comes into this world with a unique worth.
Video examples
James Balog: Time-lapse...
but in fact, it goes down below sea level another couple thousand feet. So there's a wall of ice a couple thousand feet deep going down to bedrock if the glacier's grounded on bedrock, and floating if it isn't.
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Should “blackness”...
gonna be the bedrock of these new identities keep it all the way real with y'all I don't know but I'm happy happy to assist how I can in the search for answers
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Manhattan Island PIPE Earth...
the ace exposed the hard bedrock called schist solid enough for sinking deep foundations to support tall buildings
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It's not about charisma and personality, it's about results and products and those very bedrock things that are why people at Apple and outside of Apple are getting more excited about the company and what Apple stands for and what its potential is to contribute to the industry.
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Gordon Brown
British Politician
The British economy of the future must be built not on the shifting sands of boom and bust, but on the bedrock of prudent and wise economic management for the long term. It is only these firm foundations that we can raise Britain's underlying economic performance.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
And I believe we should strengthen unions which have formed the bedrock of a strong middle class. It should be easier to bargain collectively. That's not only fair, it makes workers more productive, it strengthens our economy.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.
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August Wilson
American Playwright
Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and attitudes, the stance they adopt in the world, are all ideas and attitudes that are expressed in the blues.
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Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
You may never need them, but if you do, they'll be there. It's that bedrock promise of protection that makes our public safety officials the unsung heroes that they are.
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Patrick Leahy
American Politician
A bedrock principle of our justice system is ensuring a fair day in court, something that is especially important for children who cannot advocate for themselves.
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Edward M. Lerner
American Author
One of the bedrock principles of physics is the conservation of energy. In this universe, energy can be neither created nor destroyed.
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Andy Beshear
American Politician
Voting is the bedrock of our democracy and we have a moral responsibility to protect and expand the right to vote - for everyone.
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Lynn Flewelling
American Author
Setting is the bedrock of your story. If you choose a real-world backdrop, be certain you get your facts straight.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
It's not about charisma and personality, it's about results and products and those very bedrock things that are why people at Apple and outside of Apple are getting more excited about the company and what Apple stands for and what its potential is to contribute to the industry.
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Gordon Brown
British Politician
The British economy of the future must be built not on the shifting sands of boom and bust, but on the bedrock of prudent and wise economic management for the long term. It is only these firm foundations that we can raise Britain's underlying economic performance.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
And I believe we should strengthen unions which have formed the bedrock of a strong middle class. It should be easier to bargain collectively. That's not only fair, it makes workers more productive, it strengthens our economy.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.
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August Wilson
American Playwright
Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and attitudes, the stance they adopt in the world, are all ideas and attitudes that are expressed in the blues.
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Ajit Pai
American Public Servant
You may never need them, but if you do, they'll be there. It's that bedrock promise of protection that makes our public safety officials the unsung heroes that they are.
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Patrick Leahy
American Politician
A bedrock principle of our justice system is ensuring a fair day in court, something that is especially important for children who cannot advocate for themselves.
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Edward M. Lerner
American Author
One of the bedrock principles of physics is the conservation of energy. In this universe, energy can be neither created nor destroyed.
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Andy Beshear
American Politician
Voting is the bedrock of our democracy and we have a moral responsibility to protect and expand the right to vote - for everyone.
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Lynn Flewelling
American Author
Setting is the bedrock of your story. If you choose a real-world backdrop, be certain you get your facts straight.
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