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comprise the backbone (of: Family caregivers comprise the backbone of long-term-care provision in the United States, yet little is known about how the composition and experience of family caregiving has changed over time. aldrignedigen); form the mainstay (Anglophile); make up a body (основную часть vp_73); form the core of (чего-либо Alex_Odeychuk); be the backbone (the backbone of something the most important part of an organization or group of people: Farmers are the backbone of this community. LDOCE. the most important part of something, providing support for everything else Farming and cattle-raising are the backbone of the country's economy. CALD Alexander Demidov) | |||
be a mainstay of; be the mainstay of; be at the core of; lie at the core of | |||
form the bedrock (Lonxi) | |||
form the basis | |||
form the basis of (чего-либо Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
be fundamental (to ... Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
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make up the foundations of (чего-либо Alex_Odeychuk) |
составлять основу: 19 phrases in 7 subjects |
Construction | 1 |
Education | 1 |
General | 4 |
Makarov | 1 |
Mass media | 7 |
Medical | 3 |
Programming | 2 |