Example Sentences

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If the day comes when the Supreme Court ends capital punishment in the United States, Breyer will have paved the way.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

When or if interstate branch banking is allowed by Federal law Mr. Giannini will have paved the way for branch banks in many states by having stockholders in many states.

From Time Magazine Archive

The experiments immediately preceding will have paved the way for a study of the barometer.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Your talk with His Grace will have paved the way. . . .

From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness