Example sentences of "criteria [verb] down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The assessor will observe the trainee performing a unit of competence in the work environment , ask any relevant questions and then decided whether the candidate is competent by judging the performance against the recognised criteria laid down in the NVQ standards .
2 Finally , some of the courses that were being provided did not meet the criteria laid down in the report and were clearly less effective than those which did .
3 We understand that we do not satisfy stringent criteria laid down by the Charity Commission for formal registration , and in the event we would prefer to avoid the substantial cost of registration and the administrative burden that would accompany it .
4 Thus her conclusion that ‘ Once the discretion arises it is for the court to conduct the necessary balancing exercise between what would otherwise be required by the Convention and the interests of the children ’ is wrong in law and fatal to a proper exercise of a discretion under the Convention because it predicates that matters relating to the welfare of children falling outside the ambit of the criteria laid down by the Convention itself are relevant to the exercise of the discretion .
5 If you are a small business which meets certain criteria laid down by the Department of Employment , the Scheme can enable you to acquire finance otherwise denied to you .
6 We shall continue to meet the criteria laid down by the Department of Transport .
7 We shall at all times continue to meet the criteria laid down by the Department of Transport .
8 It meets , and even surpasses , all the criteria laid down by the World Cup committee after the inaugural event in 1987 ; that there should be healthy commercial environment , that the event should be well supported and that it should take place in only one country .
9 According to the ADC , in the cases quoted by councils the properties by and large fulfilled all the principal criteria set down by the Government for a property suitable for occupation by older people , ie that it was let to persons over pensionable age ; access was relatively easy ; the accommodation was on level ground ; the dwelling had no more than two bedrooms ; the heating arrangements were adequate ; the property was reasonably conveniently located .
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