Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Acts of Parliament , although applying to Scotland , use the English spelling , as do the various forms laid down in the Acts in connection with the representation at Westminster . |
| 2 | We are very willing to accept that those parts of the judges ' visitorial jurisdiction which were not incident to the administration of justice in the courts passed down through the routes suggested by Sir William and Professor Baker , but in the context of the present case , where the court has for the first time to inquire into the particular function which is being performed , we are not satisfied that the whole of the visitorial jurisdiction passed by this route . |
| 3 | You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself . |
| 4 | It emphasized that many people considered that direct contact between boards and course teams was ‘ one of the most valued aspects of the Council 's operation ’ , and the Council concurred with this view as long as boards worked within the policies laid down by the committees . |
| 5 | The district council claim that unauthorised use of the farm shop for the sale of goods not produced within the farm holding is not a use ancillary to agricultural use , and is contrary to policies laid down by the district local plan . |
| 6 | Essentially , it had a directing and supervisory role , ensuring that the policies laid down by the Politburo were known and vigorously pursued at all levels . |
| 7 | ( WES ) Almost all the club 's riders have refused to agree to new pay scales laid down by the sport 's governing body . |
| 8 | The Commission made a provisional determination that the plaintiffs had failed to establish a claim according to the rules laid down under the statute . |
| 9 | But these are only reasons of strategy , and a pragmatist believes judges should always be ready to override such reasons when he thinks that changing rules laid down in the past would be in the general interest overall , notwithstanding some limited damage to the authority of political institutions . |
| 10 | Claims brought in respect of loss of cargo will be governed by the rules laid down in the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 , the Hague-Visby Rules . |
| 11 | Each dance followed particular rules laid down by the dancing masters , and this idea continued to prevail even after Gluck began to compose operas and ballets which had greater continuity . |
| 12 | Since a Convention rule covering an issue displaces the need for resort to the conflicts of laws whilst the non-coverage of an issue necessitates recourse to the applicable law as determined by the conflicts rules of the forum , it may become necessary to decide whether an issue on which the Convention contains no express provision is covered by implication , applying any canons of interpretation laid down by the Convention itself , and if not , whether recourse is to be had to general conflict-of-laws rules or to any particular conflict rules laid down by the Convention . |
| 13 | The personal estate was distributed in accordance with rules laid down by the Statutes of Distribution of Charles II 's and James II's reigns . |
| 14 | But the five-figure sum paid for No 34 Smith Square , Westminster , will not reduce customers ' water bills under privatisation rules laid down by the Government itself . |
| 15 | True , the police do at times breach the rules laid down by the law . |
| 16 | The deliberations in Bonn were guided by rules laid down by the Allies . |
| 17 | If he does cause a byelection , he will face the charge that he is not prepared to play by the rules laid down by the party conference . |
| 18 | He disapproved of his bishop ( A. A. David ) for the tough way in which he handled three recalcitrant Anglo-Catholic priests who refused to conform to rules laid down by the bishop and yet did nothing about the radical dean of the cathedral who did things equally nonconforming in a Low Church direction . |
| 19 | Times to go down to the pits and the sun came out . |
| 20 | The bulk of LIFFE 's trade is conducted by " open outcry " in pits , each of which is specific to a particular type of instrument which is traded in it only during the recognised hours laid down by the Exchange . |
| 21 | There is serious doubt about whether Italy can achieve the norms laid down by the Maastricht Treaty , and qualify for membership of the European Community single market next year and full monetary union by 1997 or later . |
| 22 | A boom was now built across the River Foyle which connected it , via Lough Foyle , with the open sea , and the 30,000 citizens began a long ordeal by privation and disease , in which many thousands died , while enemy bombs plunged down upon the town . |
| 23 | A myriad becks tumbled down from the hills into the valleys and dales below , cutting a gorge here or following the old meltwater channels there . |
| 24 | After some initial successes , the authorities cracked down on the protesters . |
| 25 | This function is primarily undertaken in a school ( within the parameters laid down by the LEA ) by the governors , the headteacher and the deputies . |
| 26 | Steps led down to the banks of the river , and from the water 's edge , the ruins of the castle dominated the skyline . |
| 27 | A short flight of stone steps led down to the entrance . |
| 28 | His eyes flickered down to the gondola . |
| 29 | The reporter 's eyes flickered down to the floor . |
| 30 | This may sound harsh , but it seems to me that when we lost our empire our eyes came down from the horizon and looked at our feet . |