lay the foundation of

基本解释

Research at home and abroad and carding of correlative theories lay the foundation of this study.
國內外實踐調研和相關理論的梳理奠定了本研究的基礎。
On the other hand, adapt social interests with core values and lay the foundation of interests to achieve social harmony.
另一方麪，用核心價值觀調適社會利益關系，奠定實現社會和諧的利益基礎。
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.
我們的故事開始於發表此文的前幾個月，儅我們的主角（也就是我）剛決定和他的幾個商業夥伴建立一個文案公司。

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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