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pave the way for

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pave the way for something
to be a preparation which will make it possible for something to happen in the future Scientists hope that data from this expedition will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.
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pave the way for somebody/something
to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart-lung machine.
Related vocabulary: lay somebody/something open (to something)
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Their governors and preceptors also should take care what sort of tales and stories it may be proper for them to hear; for all these ought to pave the way for their future instruction: for which reason the generality of their play should be imitations of what they are afterwards to do seriously.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
The more carefully I reflected on what had passed between us, the more shrewdly I suspected the production of the casket, and the application for the loan, of having been mere formalities, designed to pave the way for the parting inquiry addressed to me.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
To set the more obvious injustices right, and so to pave the way for a reform.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
 
 
 
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