1.   This was a central tenet of the bureaucratic model.

2.   Thus the vast age of the Earth became the central tenet of geology.

3.   Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.

4.   Already, South Korea has seemed to be on that path, for Kim has made anticorruption drives a central tenet of his administration.

5.   And many Irish republicans believe that Sinn Fein has compromised a central nationalist tenet by agreeing to a deal that recognizes the legitimacy of Northern Ireland.

6.   A central tenet of banking is to know your customer, and banks are required to report certain suspicious transactions to regulators.

7.   A central tenet of political damage control is to get the worst out, take the heat and try to move on.

8.   A central tenet of her career as a dance producer was that no one should be excluded from dance because of imperfect bodies or the color of their skin.

9.   A central tenet of Japanese Buddhism is the concept of esho funi.

10.   A central tenet of the plan is to encourage growth in cities.