Examples of 'lay the groundwork' in a sentence
Meaning of "lay the groundwork"
This phrase means to establish a foundation or prepare the necessary groundwork for a future action, plan, or project. It implies the initial steps or efforts taken to set the stage for further development or progress
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- To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.
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lay the groundwork
One that would lay the groundwork.
Lay the groundwork for future opportunities.
Took ten years to lay the groundwork.
Lay the groundwork for the future today.
You got to lay the groundwork.
Lay the groundwork.
I just go and lay the groundwork.
We then lay the groundwork on which to build a model of the instability.
A psychiatrist does not lay the groundwork.
I am trying to lay the groundwork for a meaningful relationship.
It would take some time to lay the groundwork.
Apologies lay the groundwork for improving relations.
Took me months to lay the groundwork.
They just lay the groundwork for years of future negotiations.
I would like you people to lay the groundwork.
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Rather than lay the groundwork for reasoned treatise.
My father has left for the interior to lay the groundwork.
Economic reform to lay the groundwork for eliminating.
Lay the groundwork for collaborative relations between the participants.
I helped lay the groundwork.
This guide will tell you how to lay the groundwork.
You can lay the groundwork for that now.
The last thing we wanted to do was lay the groundwork for sanctions.
This will lay the groundwork for your questions.
Maybe this would be an opportunity to lay the groundwork for the future.
This will lay the groundwork for the guarantee.
An international conference could be convened to lay the groundwork for such a code of conduct.
This will lay the groundwork for future meetings.
I know you both have been working hard to lay the groundwork for this.
It is intended to lay the groundwork for the policy session.
Lay the groundwork now to help plot a transition to the next generation.
Such a vision could lay the groundwork for peace.
We lay the groundwork for a successful cooperation during a visit to your company.
These are intended to lay the groundwork for further projects.
To lay the groundwork for a differentiated but harmonious education for the two sexes.
These ideas did much to lay the groundwork for what.
You lay the groundwork for building coalitions with key players.
There were no previous studies to lay the groundwork for defining the project.
You lay the groundwork for months or years before you act.
Builders are recurring campaigns that lay the groundwork for future success.
This will lay the groundwork for them to be aware of cars.
Having a comprehensive assessment of risk will lay the groundwork for the appropriate strategies.
They aim to lay the groundwork for future commercial space flights.
Researching and understanding these markets helps us to lay the groundwork for strategic development.
Specific skills lay the groundwork for successful collaboration.
These guidelines will ensure greater consistency among agreements and lay the groundwork for harmonization.
We are trying to lay the groundwork here to gain some credibility.
Sounds like the White House is having you lay the groundwork for a run.
Those documents lay the groundwork for future judicial action.
They learn the effecient use of power in order to lay the groundwork for Aiki.
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Examples of using Groundwork
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Necessary groundwork is in progress towards this end
I have done a lot of the groundwork for you
Laying the groundwork and addressing gaps
