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Meanings of form the backbone in English

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Usage of form the backbone in English
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Those planes will form the backbone of the country's new air force.
Reuters
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Graduates in these disciplines will form the backbone of Ireland's long-term economic future.
The Irish Times
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Historic gripes and humiliating defeats form the backbone of the rivalry.
The Guardian
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They all improve; one day they'll help form the backbone of our health system.
The Guardian
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Mid-sized enterprises often form the backbone of an economy and typically are less mobile.
Reuters
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Students form the backbone of the reform movement in Iran.
Reuters
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And these form the backbone of the present exhibition, though not all of it.
The Irish Times
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Convention Centres will form the backbone of the prime minister's plans to increase business tourism.
Radio NZ
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If his reforms are to work, the generation at the Dorchester will form the backbone.
The Guardian
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The six men who appear in this book help form the backbone of my life.
The Council of Dads
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These items form the backbone of the Airfield archive.
The Irish Times
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You and your sons will form the backbone of America's strength in her next peril.
The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training
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Shareholders traditionally hold little sway over the chaebols that form the backbone of Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Reuters
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Historic gripes and humiliating defeats form the backbone of the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The Guardian
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Viewers rarely see them on the air, but they form the backbone of the night's coverage.
Reuters
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Cisco, whose routers and other network gear form the backbone of technology networks, was founded in 1984.
Reuters
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