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Lay a foundation
verb
To elicit information from a witness to show that the witness has knowledge of a matter before the witness testifies to the matter itself.
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Lay a foundation of gravel or stone.
"You lay a foundation and you build upon it".
"Without even knowing it, sometimes you lay a foundation".
"We are not trying to lay a foundation for an enforcement action".
If he is well received, the travels could begin to lay a foundation for his candidacy.
The drill's objective is to lay a foundation for smart situational hitting.
"In order to enact reforms, you have to lay a foundation," she said during the interview.
By opening schools (four so far), he is hoping to help lay a foundation for a freer Iraq.
Such an outcome might even help lay a foundation for international legal recognition of the doctrine of humanitarian intervention.
"We should help to lay a foundation so that the principles of how the society might evolve are there.
Results lay a foundation for a rationale development of new leads from Nijatryp library.
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