Lemma 10.99.3. Suppose that $R \to S$ is a flat and local ring homomorphism of Noetherian local rings. Denote $\mathfrak m$ the maximal ideal of $R$. Suppose $f_1, \ldots , f_ c$ is a sequence of elements of $S$ such that the images $\overline{f}_1, \ldots , \overline{f}_ c$ form a regular sequence in $S/{\mathfrak m}S$. Then $f_1, \ldots , f_ c$ is a regular sequence in $S$ and each of the quotients $S/(f_1, \ldots , f_ i)$ is flat over $R$.
Proof. Induction and Lemma 10.99.2. $\square$
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