Roots in example sentence

The systemic crises in food, fuel, and finance that came to a head in 2008 – and that are ongoing in many countries – have their roots in an economic paradigm that has not accounted for the value of nature and its array of life-supporting services.

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They took the tapioca roots up to the kitchen, sliced them thinly and made delicious chips.

So these are little ordinary, everyday heroes, and they're incredibly admirable, but there's no way that they can sustain this kind of activity in the face of a system that either roots them out or grinds them down.

Roots make a firm foundation.

And when you watch bonobo play, you're seeing the very evolutionary roots of human laughter, dance and ritual.

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