Sentence examples for doing the groundwork from inspiring English sources

"There's been volunteers for six months working the phones and doing the groundwork to get people out and get people excited.

Like the England team, it is not big on fripperies, relying on a solid egg, bacon and sausage base doing the groundwork for the sachets of brown sauce and tomato ketchup to add the flourish.

Although it's too early for practical, widespread business action on the SDGs, companies are doing the groundwork to integrate the goals into their sustainability strategies, according to Malloch-Brown.

They spent four years doing the groundwork: persuading the landowners to give up their land for the project, seeking out the logging company that seemed to offer the best deal, employing their own law firm, and establishing firm guidelines to ensure that their interests are met.

Many plunge directly into a job search, sending off resumes or answering ads without doing the groundwork that can greatly increase the chances that potential employers will notice them, decide to hire them, and offer them jobs that suit their particular needs.

How many people say they want to work in fashion but have no interest in doing the groundwork?

Some of our research did the groundwork for that".

If I do the groundwork, do the running, I know my quality will come through".

"We're willing to go on the plane, do the groundwork and build up that fanbase.

CoSeats has a rather rudimentary set up, where users do the groundwork.

Our Spain correspondent and Barcelona resident Graham Keeley does the groundwork for you.