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give a grounding (Anglophile); establish a framework (Stas-Soleil); do the groundwork (Taras); lay a cornerstone (to, of; e.g., The first chapter lays a solid cornerstone to the framework of the book.  yourdictionary.com alexLun); establish a basis (teterevaann); pave the way (paving the way for the future advances sankozh) | |||
| set the stage for | |||
| create a foundation; lay foundation (т.ж. закладывать фундамент – to lay a solid foundation for the global recovery (из новостногоо сообщения msn News) anita_storm) | |||
| lay the foundation (В.И.Макаров) | |||
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| lay the foundation for (smth., чего́-л.); lay the foundation of (smth., чего́-л.) | |||
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| build up | |||
| lay | |||
| закладывать основу: 9 phrases in 5 subjects |
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| General | 4 |
| Makarov | 2 |
| Politics | 1 |
| Scientific | 1 |