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warrant(noun, cause, reason, base, true)
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beginning(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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grounds(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause)
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rudiment(noun, law, base, beginning, source)
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occasion(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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authority(noun, cause, strength, substance, base)
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element(noun, law, cause, reason, matter)
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inception(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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nub(noun, body, cause, start, substance)
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nucleus(noun, body, cause, start, substance)
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, cause, start)
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agent(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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assumption(noun, concept, law, regulation, understanding)
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author(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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axiom(noun, law, regulation, rule, base)
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bottom line(noun, expression, law, body, substance)
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cradle(noun, support, cause, base, basis)
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genesis(noun, cause, start, development, reason)
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postulate(noun, concept, law, regulation, understanding)
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premise(noun, concept, understanding, philosophy, cause)
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