Now, although like most young people, Godfrey was indolent and evasive of difficulties, fearful of facing troubles also, he had abedrock of character.
2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, inNew York Times[2], retrieved24 October 2012:
Many of thebedrock assumptions of American culture — about work, progress, fairness and optimism — are being shaken as successive generations worry about the prospect of declining living standards.
2021 October 25, Mike Isaac, “Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking”, inThe New York Times[3],→ISSN:
The research on the Like button was an example of how Facebook has questioned thebedrock features of social networking.
2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, inRAIL, number980, page 3:
Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain thebedrock of a successful railway.
In mountainous regions, bedrock can be seen at the surface. However, these occurrences are more properly calledoutcrops. In construction and engineering, it is often desired to place foundations on bedrock in order to improve the stability of a structure.
2011, Allen Tullos,Alabama Getaway: The Political Imaginary and the Heart of Dixie, page128:
Bedrocked in the formative race relations of the Heart of Dixie, the governor declined an invitation to the unveiling of artist Maya Lin's civil rights memorial in downtown Montgomery.
