If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.

Having laid the foundations of material prosperity, Solon turned to the constitution.

在打下物质繁荣的基础后, 梭伦便着手制定宪法.

The foundations have sunk.

地基下陷了.

The foundation becomes solid after tamping.

打夯以后,地基就瓷实了.

The country has a weak economic foundation.

这个国家的(经济)底子薄.

The allegations were without foundation.

这些指控没有根据。

The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.

那学说号称最具有科学基础.

Our economy continues to grow, our financial foundation remains solid, our society remains pluralistic , and our politicians continue to debate openly on all the topical issues.

香港的经济继续蓬勃增长, 财政基础依然稳固, 社会维持多元化.

to lay the foundation stone of the new museum

为新建博物馆奠基

We will then have a firmer foundation of fact on which to build theories.

那样我们将会获得一个建立理论所需的更为牢固的事实基础。

With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is more or less rapidly transformed.

随着经济基础的变化,整个庞大的上层建筑也会不同程度地发生迅速变革.

There is no foundation for the charges.

这些指责没有根据.

The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community.

这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。

This old house has a very solid foundation.

这所旧房子有非常结实的地基.

At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation.

在他一生的关键时刻, 他做出了明智的投资,这便成了他以后富裕的基础.

The Foundation gives money to help artists.

那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家.

The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.

这所大学是600年前创办的.

The foundation of democracy is the will of the people to preserve liberty.

民主的基础在于人民维护自由的意志.

Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them.

很多和我谈过的官员都觉得发生在他们周围的事情令人难以置信。

Let's race to see what is happening.

咱们跑去看看发生了什么事情.

There are many factors weighing against the meeting happening.

有好多因素影响了会议的召开。