Example sentences of "[noun pl] are laid [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right after the ground rules are laid down by the station when you go in they say , ‘ What is your title ? ’ and if I 'm interviewed on behalf of the branch P R O I say that , if I 'm an officer of Broadham District Council I say that , so the ground rules are there as to who you 're speaking for when the interview starts . |
| 2 | In common with many other low-pay industries the minimum standards of pay and conditions are laid down by an industrial council , the Agricultural Wages Board . |
| 3 | Your minimum notice rights are laid down by the Consolidation Act , which in this respect covers almost all UK-based executives , although some classes of employee , including some part-timers , are excluded . |
| 4 | In addition , other legal principles are laid down by the decisions of judges over time , or proclaimed in legislation . |
| 5 | In assessment of the suitability of a deposit for supplying specific coarse concrete aggregates or finer mortar sands , very precise requirements are laid down by the construction industry . |