Meanings of firm foundations in English

Her firm foundations-wehave scriptural warrant for saying-areupon rock.

But the war came as an earthquake, with the utter upheaval of these firm foundations.

God has moved the hearts of noble men and women to lay these firm foundations.

Giotto did his great painting, and his pupils were laying the deep, firm foundations of modern art.

Hannam, assisted by Bickerton, Madigan and others, had laid heavy and firm foundations for the petrol-motor and generator.

It rest on two firm foundations.

Yet he pointed to the squad he left and the firm foundations built while manager there for 11 years.

The coach, Adam Nawalka, has built his team on firm foundations and it is set up to break at pace.

But always her feet were still on the footstool of the throne, as if she knew-knew-knewthatshe stood on firm foundations.

Something told him that he had been allowed to come back from South Africa in order that he might build firm foundations.

When I entered it, though at that time it was much modified and established on firm foundations, I met with a similar experience.

The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not him but to humanity.

Despite acknowledging the firm foundations the Catalan giants had laid in order to achieve their remarkable recent success, the Portuguese could foresee their eventual downfall.

In eight years of a turbulent and tempestuous administration, Washington had settled upon firm foundations the practical execution of the Constitution of the United States.

Ian Bell, who went on to score 73, and Matt Prior, with 33, provided the firm foundations of a competitive total of 296.