Russia, China and Cuba, the dissident votes, called the move a pretext for laying the groundwork for foreign intervention.
Mr Hu credited Mr Jiang for laying the groundwork for his leadership and the party's future.
He justifiably claims credit for laying the groundwork for "normal, democratic and peaceful development of our country".
She also thanked Ms Marks for "laying the groundwork for the future".
Fox News for years laid the groundwork for Trump's radical and improbable run.
MacIntyre's comments are credited for having laid the groundwork for Bure's moniker as the "Russian Rocket".
Mr Davignon credits the meetings for helping to lay the groundwork for creating the euro.
Christie was campaigning for reëlection and laying the groundwork for a Presidential campaign.
Parental discord, for example, can set the groundwork for future relationship problems.
The early risk assessment methodology developed for the A.E.L.P. set the groundwork for these subsequent efforts.
(In the 1960s and 1970s, for instance, the agency laid the groundwork for the Internet).
