4
underpinning(verb, adjective)
3
admitting(verb, affirming)
3
advocating
3
asserting(verb, affirming)
3
assistance(noun, support, help, praise, cheer)
3
attesting(verb, affirming, evincing)
3
averring(verb, affirming)
3
bearing
3
behind(preposition, support)
3
benefiting(verb, assisting, aiding)
3
certifying(verb, affirming, evincing)
3
controlling(verb, ordering)
3
defending(verb, defending)
3
establishing(verb, ordering, evincing)
3
favourable
3
fending(verb, defending)
3
fortifying(verb, strengthening)
3
framing(verb, ordering)
3
fundamental(adjective, support, important, original, basic)
3
funding(noun, verb, aiding)
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