Wiktionary
vb. {{context|idiomatic|often followed by (term: for)|lang=en}} To make future development easier.
Usage examples of "pave the way".
Silva had displayed in making the recaptures, had gained him much respect with his messmates, and seemed to pave the way for a mutual good understanding.
Of course, this is like the nerve center and they depend on what we do here to pave the way for them to come and go and infiltrate.
Such numbers were only a slow dribble and did nothing to pave the way for the great one’.
He has the backing of a political group whose wealth is enormous, and his mission in Europe is to PAVE THE WAY!
He was too busy examining his papers, among which of course was the famous parchment, and some letters of introduction from the Danish consul, which were to pave the way to an introduction to the Governor of Iceland.
Gratitude has been expressed for your offer of collaboration with us and we are prepared to pave the way for you in any way we can.
By using the dark side as his focus, Brakiss tapped into that incredible energy and used it for his own benefit, to help pave the way for the return of the Empire.
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.
He was the rare criminal that works years as an honest man to pave the way for criminality.