31.   By packing a lot of losses in one year, publicly held companies can lay the groundwork for rosier financial statements in the future.

32.   Carroll would like to lay the groundwork for a successful New England tenure with a strong, organized showing.

33.   Clinton and Congress are waiting for a Clinton-appointed advisory panel to lay the groundwork for radical changes.

34.   Dodd said that he hoped the commission would help establish a better relationship with Cuba, and especially lay the groundwork for the future relations in the post-Castro era.

35.   Eni helped lay the groundwork for modern Italian industry by assuring an abundance of oil and infrastructure to distribute it.

36.   Etheridge said such a study could lay the groundwork for providing better assistance to states in the future.

37.   Evidence from animal studies also suggests that extreme stress during early development might lay the groundwork for hypersensitivity to stressful events later in life.

38.   Federal regulators will lay the groundwork Thursday for a controversial plan to give TV stations extra channels for digital broadcasting.

39.   First, both parent and teacher need to lay the groundwork in advance.

40.   From Egypt, Albright is expected to travel on to Israel, Syria and Jordan to lay the groundwork for regional peace.