lay the foundation of

基本解释

Research at home and abroad and carding of correlative theories lay the foundation of this study.
国内外实践调研和相关理论的梳理奠定了本研究的基础。
On the other hand, adapt social interests with core values and lay the foundation of interests to achieve social harmony.
另一方面，用核心价值观调适社会利益关系，奠定实现社会和谐的利益基础。
Our story begins a few months before this post, as our protagonist (me) has just decided to lay the foundation of a copywriting company with a few of his business partners.
我们的故事开始于发表此文的前几个月，当我们的主角（也就是我）刚决定和他的几个商业伙伴建立一个文案公司。

Supporters of the plan say that, nevertheless, it will lay the foundation for a new kind of mass transportation in the United States.
We have made a historic investment in clean energy, which will not only create the jobs of tomorrow, but will also lay the foundation for long-term economic growth.

And by laying the foundations of freedom in Iraq, we will lay the foundation of peace for generations to come.
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His Benedictine monks, through great learning, and with great courage preserved the learning of the ancient world, mixed with piety, and used it to lay the foundation of what eventually became Europe.
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