Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] lay down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Act therefore laid down a " statement of particulars " to be included in any contract — the nature and length of the voyage , the time to be on board , the capacity in which the seaman was to serve , the amount of wages and scale of provisions to be provided and any disciplinary rules or penalties to be applied while on board — thus anticipating by 122 years the detailing of terms universally required by the Contracts of Employment Act 1972 . |
| 2 | The entire Hegelian machinery simply lays down the operation of a system already in place , already operating in everyday life . |
| 3 | The local authority therefore lays down the specification for the road construction and in view of the long-term maintenance obligations , insists on high standards of workmanship and materials . |
| 4 | The Bank also laid down the requirements for its own operations in the market : |
| 5 | Lugard also laid down an elaborate protocol for dealing with the emirs and chiefs , who were to be treated by British officers with the precise degree of courtesy — and no more — which their rank deserved . |