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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The creation of a world at peace is one of the foundation stones of Judaism and Christianity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He laid the foundation stone of the new greenhouse and later gave 150 guineas for its repair.
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Mr Gladstone laid the foundation stone .
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Mr Knospe laid the foundation stone and drank his share of champagne at a party in his honor.
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The foundation stone of the 519 feet structure was laid in 1891 and the complex opened at Whitsuntide 1894.
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The foundation stone was laid on 27 July 1848 by the Duke of Cambridge.