"lay out the framework" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a phrasal verb meaning to present a comprehensive plan of action or arrangement. Example: I will lay out the framework for my new business during the presentation.
Yet within a few hours, Mr. Obama appeared in public to lay out the framework of a done deal.
Even the Soviet Union took the hint: by 1987 the KGB was instructing its proxies to declare Islam the sacred religion of red Afghanistan.The constitution will also lay out the framework for next year's elections (likely to be pushed back now, from summer to autumn).
Stumbling Blocks and Gaps The seven months extension did not specifically lay out the framework upon which the gaps between Iran's policies on its nuclear program vis a vis the six world powers' position would be adequately and efficiently addressed.
It is also a specially defined framework to lay out the smoothness of the flow field.
Few studies on the integration of risk estimation with process design are available, but a viable framework is required to lay out the inherently safer heat exchanger network.
They really lay out the plates nicely".
First, we'll lay out the facts.
"It was always our intention to lay out that broad framework of strategy at the beginning so people could see the full scope of the strategy and then lay out the details," Geithner said, when asked about the negative market reaction to his testimony on the administration's banking policy.
They lay out the process of supersession.
This approach to defense in-depth gets us thinking about the details, in terms of the specific controls we may need to deploy to reduce, transfer or eliminate risk for the business. It is also helpful, I find, to lay out this framework when conveying an overall information security strategy to the business, CIO and/or Board members.
He asked it to recommend economic polices the province should follow to lessen the effects of the Depression and to lay out a framework for negotiations with the federal government.
