lay the foundation of

“We have to lay the foundation of India for the next 1,000 years,” he said, after helicopters had showered flowers from above.

Alejandra Castillo, a top Commerce official, called the $500 million in appropriated funds a “down payment” to lay the foundation of the program.

Alejandra Castillo, a top Commerce official, called the $500 million in appropriated funds a “down payment” to lay the foundation of the program.

This was needed, he said, "to stop the boats and lay the foundation of a fair and humane asylum system".

It would lay the foundation of the cold war between the Dodgers and the city’s Mexican community that is examined in Episode 3 of the Times documentary “Fernandomania @ 40,” which can be watched here.