Julie Sweet

Cloud is so important because it enables digital transformation. It underpins disruptive new technologies in social, mobile, and analytics - and it is enabling industry leaders to compete in digital. Innovation is happening in the cloud - and cloud gives companies the speed and flexibility to be much more agile.

American Businesswoman

Ban Ki-moon

True security is based on people's welfare - on a thriving economy, on strong public health and education programmes, and on fundamental respect for our common humanity. Development, peace, disarmament, reconciliation and justice are not separate from security; they help to underpin it.

South Korean Leader

Scott Gottlieb

The period of time between the uncovering of some fundamental scientific finding that underpinned a medical advance, and the realization of the corresponding advance in the form of a new drug or medical technique that improves the health of patients, is being continually hastened.

American Public Servant

Sadiq Khan

The U.K. has some of the best protections in law for religious groups in the world. They aren't perfect, but they provide a strong basis for religious groups to be free from fear of discrimination. I'm proud of this because it underpins what is decent about our country.

British Politician

Sebastian Coe

It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.

Zanny Minton Beddoes

Firstly, I think the values that underpin all liberals, frankly - classical liberals, all liberals - of respect for the individual and freedom are worth fighting for.

British Journalist

Tom Stoppard

It is no light matter to put in jeopardy a single life when it is the very singularity of each life which underpins the idea of a just society.

English Dramatist

Sharan Burrow

When work is not underpinned by social protection, people risk falling into poverty traps.

Welsh Activist

Frans van Houten

Our health underpins our happiness and is a foundation of economic advancement.

Dutch Businessman

Will Hurd

Freedom of the press underpins free societies around the world.

American Politician

Used to suggest something provides emotional support or confidence.

Emotional Strength

Often metaphorical, not necessarily referring to physical support.

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Frequently appears in business or economics to describe foundational concepts.

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Commonly used to show the grounding principle or research behind an idea.

Foundation of Ideas

Highlights comprehensive research or logic that forms the base of theories.

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Refers to a nuanced or indirect way of justifying beliefs or actions.

Subtle Justification

 some great ideas already in our patch a local authority has decided to make everywhere incredible edible and in support of that have decided to do two things first they're going to create an asset register of spare land that they've got put it in a food bank so that communities can use that wherever they live and they're going to underpin

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 that it can underpin our choices, the future that it presents to us is one which is really unmanageable. And by loving and leaving all that oil has done for us, and that the Oil Age has done for us, we are able to then begin the creation of a world which is more resilient,

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 and certainly one that's growing very rapidly. Quantum biology asks a very simple Does quantum mechanics -- that weird and wonderful and powerful theory of the subatomic world of atoms and molecules that underpins so much of modern physics and chemistry --

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 the atmosphere works the way that dust which is often created by living things is important in regulating Earth's climate system it's an extraordinary lucid what I say a prescient work really that underpins many aspects of current science

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 And these benefits go far beyond the threat of climate change. Even if climate change stopped right now, the protection and rebuilding of earth's biodiversity would still be a top priority because it underpins all life on earth.

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 a shoe size obvious is to attract the females and that whole thing that you know the joy of discovery thing is absolutely for me underpins you know everything they're doing natural it was a rare moment indeed there is so little

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 the objective exercise obviously is to attract the females and that whole thing that kind of joy of discovery thing is what absolutely for me underpins um everything they'll do in the natural world

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 and it's about two really important masking information so it can be hidden in plain sight, and verifying a piece of information's source. Cryptography underpins so many of the systems around us.

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 Handfish look like they have legs, but really these limb-like structures are fins, modified to help them amble across the sea floor. For fish, motion underpins survival,

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 is facing a moment of historic opportunity and the opportunity underpinned by a vibrant resource sector I know that's making some people

Underpin

To support or strengthen something.

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To give something a base or foundation.

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