They had laid the groundwork for future development.

他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。

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Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations.

在智利会晤的外交官们已经为长远的环境保护规则奠定了基础。

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OK, so now we've laid the groundwork, let's look at the dynamics.

好，那么现在我们已经奠定好基础，让我们看看动力学。

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Taking it private again laid the groundwork to take the whole group public one day.

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Barack Obama has already laid the groundwork for a very challenging economic environment in 2013.

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But they may have laid the groundwork for a more mature handling of their many quarrels.

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