Example sentences of "[noun sg] laying down the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Basically , ’ he would say to the camera , his gestures as urgent and incisive as those of any other citizen laying down the law on television , basically I 'm a very passionate man . |
2 | On Sept. 23 the federal government adopted a draft law laying down the modalities of partition and providing for the reallocation of the federal state 's property , institutions , debts and obligations between the two republics before Jan. 1 , 1993 . |
3 | By eleven o'clock I was standing in front of Patterson 's desk laying down the law . |
4 | The magazines of the time carried article after article laying down the law of correct and essential dress in which to be seen on ocean crossings and cruises . |
5 | The government has adopted a decree laying down the legal framework for licensing companies to carry out recovery and treatment of packaging waste . |
6 | Treaty four questions on the interpretation of provisions of Community law governing , in particular , the right of establishment and of the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination on grounds of nationality , with a view to determining the compatibility with Community law of national legislation laying down the conditions for the registration of fishing vessels . |
7 | By 1876 , planning had reached such a point that France and Britain signed a protocol laying down the basis of a treaty governing the construction of the tunnel and a start was made on either side of the Channel . |