to lay the foundations

基本解释

The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
建筑工人正开始给新校舍打地基。
But there will also be opportunities to lay the foundations of a safer and more stable financial system, and so secure sustainable economic growth.
但是，世界上也存在着建立一个更加安全，更加稳定的经济基础的契机，这个基础可以保证经济增长的持续性。
"They are likely to discuss what needs to be done to assure a shared recovery and to reform the international financial institutions, and to lay the foundations for future growth," he said.
他们可能将讨论如何能确保各国经济共同复苏，如何改革国际金融机构，以及如何为未来的发展奠定基础。

"They are likely to discuss what needs to be done to assure a shared recovery and to reform the international financial institutions, and to lay the foundations for future growth,".

Its aim is to lay the foundations for lasting peace and sustainable development through dialogue and sharing knowledge.
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All of this puts greater onus on Mr Duhalde to lay the foundations of recovery before stepping down.
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We must mobilize to overcome them and to lay the foundations for a new, sharper agenda to follow 2015.
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