Example sentences of "down the [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German environmental authorities have closed down the Central Institute for Isotope and Radiation Research , a nuclear research centre based in East Berlin after officials discovered massive contamination of the soil on the premises during routine tests . |
| 2 | The figures for the three months to the end of November indicate that the policy of high interest rates is beginning to have an impact in slowing down the across-the-board demand for imports which has set Britain on course for a worst ever annual trade deficit . |
| 3 | The government has adopted a decree laying down the legal framework for licensing companies to carry out recovery and treatment of packaging waste . |
| 4 | As we have said , it 's not always possible to pin down the exact reason for Cystitis attacks , or why some women suffer so repeatedly . |
| 5 | ACT decided to go down the object-oriented route for several reasons . |
| 6 | It also laid down the constitutional right for anyone who passed the Abitur — the German equivalent of A levels — to study at university . |