Example sentences of "lay down a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those objections have been overridden , not least because USAir has lost $1 billion in the past three years and urgently needs BA 's cash , although the US transportation secretary , Federico Pena , laid down a warning marker on the type of negotiations to come when asked about British resistance to allowing US airlines to land at Heathrow Airport . |
| 2 | Does the Minister agree that the next time one of these offenders comes before the courts for sentencing , if the sentence does not contain a deterrent element , bearing in mind the increase in this type of crime , it would be wise for the Home Office to seek the guidance of the Attorney-General so that the sentence can be referred to the Court of Appeal , which could then lay down a guideline sentence for this type of crime which contains a deterrent element ? |
| 3 | But those objections have been overridden , not least because USAir has lost $1 billion in the past three years and urgently needs BA 's cash , although the US Transportation Secretary , Federico Pena , also laid down a warning marker on the type of negotiations to come when asked about British resistance to allowing US airlines to land at Heathrow Airport . |
| 4 | This is not the mother , who lays down a ground plan for life and provides nourishment ; she is not of the future . |
| 5 | Each document seeks to lay down a curriculum policy , define a subject area and stress the need for an education programme which is ‘ coherent and continuous ’ . |
| 6 | There is some case for doing this , particularly now that Whitehall is laying down a core curriculum for all schools . |
| 7 | He spent time in Strawberry Studios in Stockport laying down a guitar part for Factory based Quando Quango , a surprising move on two accounts . |
| 8 | Moreover , her Ladyship did not read those cases as laying down an income bracket suitable for the needs of every former wife of a millionaire . |