The phrase "lay foundation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express the idea of laying a foundation for something. For example: "We must lay the foundation for a better future."
We believe our results lay foundation for future developments of robots mimicking behaviour of leeches.
In this work, kinetics of substitution accelerated cellulose hydrolysis with multiple reaction stages was investigated to lay foundation for mechanism study and molecular design of substituting compounds.
The improved algorithm successfully avoids the strain localization problem existing in plastic deformation theory to lay foundation for the inverse approach.
This work might lay foundation for designing discontinuous abrasive tools, and future work can be probably extended to the tools or the workpiece with more complex shapes (e.g. ball end/cup tools, and free-form workpiece).
To simulate the process of anodic bonding and lay foundation for the computer aided design (CAD) of anodic bonding, this paper presents an approach to study anodic bonding time.
This work will help to deepen the understanding of halogen doping mechanism by changing the doping proportion and doping position and these findings may lay foundation for experimental design to obtain higher photovoltaic properties in future.
These men fix leaks, lay foundations for other men's dreams without complaint.
The future Duncan Carter summarises Simon as someone looking to lay foundations for longer term financial stability.
We can only lay foundations that can be built on over time.
It will lay foundations that will allow the company to continue long after I'm dead.
In the wake of the earthquake, many have talked about the need to lay foundations for a better future.
