51.   In radio industry circles, cynics sniped that the broadcast was a hoax to break a contract or to lay the groundwork for an increase in advertising rates.

52.   In theory either party could lay the groundwork for a neo-Reaganite foreign policy over the next decade.

53.   It calls for large investments in subway platforms and train stations, and would lay the groundwork for the construction of other new lines far afield from Second Avenue.

54.   It could also lay the groundwork for reasserting more comprehensive civilian control over the military.

55.   Instead there will be hearings designed to lay the groundwork for a push next year.

56.   ITMs lay the groundwork for company listings, notably in the preparation of a detailed prospectus.

57.   Kmiec said the opinion would lay the groundwork for a series of possible challenges by the Bush campaign.

58.   Karmen said that it appeared that the police might be trying to lay the groundwork for an explanation for a broader increase in crime.

59.   Left untreated or undertreated, one serious sinus infection can lay the groundwork for ongoing problems, as was the case with Dewell.

60.   Like his good pal George Lucas, Spielberg seems content to let others lay the groundwork for DVD before he jumps in to exploit it.