groundwork

We have already done some of the groundwork for the new tax.

He had to give the boy points for getting his groundwork set up.

Some of the groundwork to get the business up and running will have been done.

Most legal groundwork for a national program is in place.

"This way, all the groundwork has already been done before they call."

And I have several ideas, with the groundwork already done, just in case.

There is a lot of groundwork that needs to be in place before we come out at 2 am!

"They can help lay the groundwork for other major cultural changes."

"There is a lot of groundwork I can get done now."

This is a good opportunity for us to do the groundwork.

There is talk of a free trade area for the year 2010, but this needs groundwork.

But he can lay the groundwork for the work he'll do later.

They would be groundwork for the more difficult things that must follow.

I think the next year is going to lay the groundwork for the future.

To avoid a situation where you have to think on your feet, put in some groundwork.

Further writing can be found on his personal web site at Groundwork.

But only because she did her groundwork like a true pro.

In fact, he had already laid some of the groundwork.

You're smart and you can do the groundwork for me.

The groundwork for the policy offensive was set more than a year ago.

Doing groundwork meant several days spent mostly in the office.

But then, a lot of that groundwork has already been laid.

"But its not too early to get started laying the groundwork."

In 1964, the groundwork was laid for today's middle school.

There is a lot of groundwork to be laid first.