foundation subjects

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British education the subjects studied as part of the National Curriculum, including the compulsory core subjects

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Words nearby foundation subjects

found art, foundation, foundational, foundation garment, foundation stone, foundation subjects, founder, founder effect, founderous, founders' shares, founder's type

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How to use foundation subjects in a sentence

To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
These two videos rest atop bookmarked links to The Jeffrey Epstein Foundation.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They wrote about subjects that they knew intimately, or that troubled or fascinated them, which is what all novelists do.
The 2014 Novel of the Year|Nathaniel Rich|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Privacy advocates such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation say everyone should use it.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
All the ordinary subjects in schools have been taught over and over again millions and millions of times.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Now what should college give the young citizen, male or female, upon the foundation of schooling we have already sketched out?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell