Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [verb] down for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereafter , it is slightly intimidating when subjects are set down for each day 's debate , and we feel a little restricted in moving beyond the sphere of the Ministers on the Front Bench . |
| 2 | Although clear guidelines were set down for teachers on the minimum time commitment and core content of each of the projects , the organisation and management of the projects were at the discretion of the teacher . |
| 3 | In 1749 for the first time a single system of tactics was laid down for the entire army , while in 1765 the Hofkriegsrath assumed the power to appoint to all ranks above that of captain and from 1776 an organized State military transport corps began to be built up . |
| 4 | Every two years , the plants are shut down for major overhaul . |
| 5 | Hair was then set on rollers and dressed to achieve height on the crown and pieces were brought down for added softness . |
| 6 | Dramatic African-inspired prints are toned down for softer , everyday wear . |
| 7 | Under English evidential law , specific provisions are laid down for the submission and use of computer records in court . |
| 8 | Thousands of firms are closing down for Christmas , according to the survey by Income Data Services . |
| 9 | However , at one stage , different conditions were laid down for different nationalities : a national plebiscite was demanded in order to ratify independence for Poland , Courland and Lithuania , whereas a vote of workers alone was required for the Ukraine , the Caucasus republics and Latvia . |
| 10 | The following techniques are outlawed under s3 : restricting the right to bid to more than one article ; goods being knocked down for a price less than the highest bid ; or where there are " free " gifts . |
| 11 | In addition rituals and procedures are laid down for those who have for a variety of reasons become ‘ unclean ’ , and so have become cut off from the rest of the community . |
| 12 | The publicity the film attracted in Cannes followed Nicholson back to America where it was due for New York opening in July which , as Karen Black told me later , was an odd time : ‘ It was a college film and so it goes on release at exactly the same time as the colleges are closing down for the summer and everyone is going home . ’ |
| 13 | A pair of Derwent jet engines , once fitted to Meteor WL181 and latterly used as runway de-icers were hammered down for only £750 . |
| 14 | In the UK all Iraqis were from Jan. 19 required to have visas to enter the country , and strict registration procedures were laid down for Iraqis who were in the UK on limited leave ; as of Jan. 29 , out of 101 Iraqis detained since the beginning of the year 42 ( together with seven Palestinians ) were currently in detention awaiting deportation , 21 had left or had been deported and three had been released ; 35 serving members of the Iraqi armed forces were being held in military custody . |
| 15 | Extra appointments could be financed by the court 's customers paying higher charges when cases were set down for trial . |
| 16 | Rules were laid down for the management of schools , and the provision of finance by local authorities . |
| 17 | To reduce the possibility of the lining materials , used for the construction of walls and ceilings , contributing to the initial fire spread within the building , performance standards are laid down for the reaction to fire of the materials used for the exposed surfaces . |
| 18 | Certain requirements are laid down for these various legislative measures , some in the Treaty itself and others in instruments of lower rank . |