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substratum(noun, support, hold, cause, start)
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creation(noun, act, cause, start, plan)
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bed(noun, organization, support, hold, block)
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cause(noun, regulation, cause, start, rule)
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institute(noun, organization, cause, society, establishment)
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core(noun, organization, cause, start, base)
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cornerstone(noun, law, hold, block, back)
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endowment(noun, account, trust, reserve, creation)
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fundamental(noun, adjective, law, regulation, part)
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infrastructure(noun, organization, support, cause, start)
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principle(noun, organization, concept, law, philosophy)
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understructure(noun, substance, base, balance, stand)
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bedrock(noun, support, cause, start, reason)
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initiation(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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settlement(noun, resolve, arrangement, balance, resolution)
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source(noun, law, regulation, cause, start)
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derivation(noun, cause, start, base, suggestion)
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floor(noun, support, base, ground, bottom)
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heart(noun, law, body, cause, start)
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formation(noun, organization, study, increase, plan)
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