Sentence examples for policy groundwork from inspiring English sources

If Democrats want to raise middle class taxes — and I mean really raise them, not just cut deals that nudge revenue upward a little here and there — they need to lay the political and policy groundwork for that kind of push, and they need to start relatively soon.

Details must still be worked out, but the policy lays the groundwork for big battles between Research in Motion, which makes the Pentagon's most commonly used BlackBerry device, and competitors like Apple and Google.

By placing impossible demands upon schools (e.g., continual progress toward perfection culminating in 100% proficiency for all students), this policy laid the groundwork for the power-grab of Barack Obama's Race to the Top and federal waivers that allow states to opt-out of No Child Left Behind's requirements if they give away further local control of education to the federal government.

The framework to assess country efforts to link research to policy laid the groundwork for evaluating country climate by suggesting dimensions and elements for assessment [ 17].

You might answer number two because for many fast growing technology economies--such as those of Ireland, Israel, and Singapore--these "framework" policies laid the groundwork for strong, sustained growth.

"That said, there's no question that the main themes and exertions of the Clinton foreign policy did lay a groundwork for what Obama's trying to do," he said, citing arms control, nonproliferation, strengthening international institutions "and, for that matter, climate change".

However, progressives need to build the infrastructure and the foundation at the state level to lay the groundwork for policy wins -- now is the time to dig deeper into the states.

Taylor's appointment was highly controversial, not only for crafting this pseudo-scientific policy, which laid the groundwork for helping GMOs avoid rigorous scientific testing and common-sense labeling, but also for his role in guiding the approvallof Monsanto's genetically engineered synthetic hormone rBGH.

But by framing it as theft, we can lay the groundwork for policies that also make it a legal issue.

As President George W. Bush campaigned for a second term, largely emphasizing counter-terrorism and national-security policies, Ryan laid the groundwork for the Republican agenda should Bush be elected.

And the White House is pressing the Federal Reserve Board to maintain the present rate of interest, at least until after the election, and claiming that its policies have laid the groundwork for rising wages and higher growth.