COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
laid down by statute (= established by law )
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Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute .
laid...groundwork
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His speech laid the groundwork for independence.
laid...wreath
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The prime minister laid a wreath at the war memorial.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
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The theatre has already laid off staff because of budget cuts.
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A just imam must follow the road already laid out which leads the community to happiness on earth and in the Beyond.
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Enough death and suffering already laid blood-guilt on her over the old guilts from home.
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Supply landing operation already laid on to last detail with Mid.
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Was it because the boundaries were already laid out when the Roman road was built?
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A baby girl emerges into the world with the pattern for her future possible children already laid within her body.
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She was the last down to the dining room, where the first course, a cold soup, was already laid .
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It was already laid with a cloth, presumably for dinner.
back
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Nails laid back and made himself comfortable.
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He was laid back and came from California and was always working on a tan.
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The people are beautiful and strikingly laid back .
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Bubba has the broader face, is a hair heavier and more laid back than his brother.
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Reek of paraffin oil and creosote Swabbing my lungs doctored me back Laid on a sack in the great-beamed engine-shed.
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He will tell you that his style is very laid back .
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Previously it had laid back its ears and moved away when she approached.
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It was a sleepy place, as laid back as a flying field could be.
down
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Its roads still follow the paths laid down for - or by - oxcarts in the tenth century.
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Army reforms progressed along lines previously laid down by Herrera when he had been Minister of War in 1833 and 1834.
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A Committee was elected and the basic aims of the Group laid down .
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The law laid down qualifications for Congressmen and electoral procedures to be followed.
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The path here can be very wet, but planks have been laid down over the worst parts.
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Their purpose is to activate local debate but on terms laid down by the dominant ideology.
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As such our duties are clearly laid down in the Criminal Code.
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Together they laid down strict rules to keep the vital traffic moving.
off
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But the news brings little cheer for the 770 Alma workers laid off by the receivers.
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Your nurse has probably been laid off .
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New union contracts guarantee that hourly employees will receive most of their pay even if laid off .
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Adams was laid off his job at Pac Bell last August.
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Then, towards Christmas, the work dwindled and he was laid off .
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Some newly minted salesmen and saleswomen have been laid off from other jobs.
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As for the Million Mom March, this month the organization laid off 30 of its 35 employees.
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The disenchantment affects all workers, even before they are ever laid off .
on
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The race could have been laid on especially for that horse you rode before.
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He says that everything has been laid on tonight, no expense spared.
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There will be more ships and aircraft laid on to move them.
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If all this were laid on with a trowel, the reader's patience would quickly wear thin.
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Something of an extravaganza had been laid on , of course.
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A lavish welcome had been laid on by Mr Smith - not just a teddy bear but also a Rolls Royce.
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A free coach was laid on by the Sun bringing fans from London.
out
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The place is striking and beautifully laid out .
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Its 77 buildings containing 430 apartments are laid out in drab-looking rows along busy Van Nuys Boulevard.
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The towns were generally laid out on the northern side of the tracks.
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I am going to start the school of public testimony laid out like a court.
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Four years ago a couple began work on a garden to be laid out on the site of an old country house.
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If there is any theoretical base for the study it should be developed and laid out in this section.
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The T9000 memory is laid out as a dual ported memory and is therefore accessible for measurements by the T805.
■ NOUN
bed
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Tenderly she laid it on the bed .
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Quarry tiles are usually laid in a mortar bed , although you can use thick-bed tile adhesive instead.
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He just laid down across the bed with his clothes on and died.
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She took her coat off and laid it on the bed .
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The paving is laid on a bed of mortar 3 parts sand to 1 part cement.
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I took off my jacket, laid it on the bed , walked to the bucket, and retched.
blame
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The inquest laid no blame , and no one has ever been charged in connection with the case.
body
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Against the far wall, shielded from the worst of the rain, were five bodies neatly laid out.
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We laid his body in a cabin near my own.
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A baby girl emerges into the world with the pattern for her future possible children already laid within her body .
brick
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They come in a range of colours and textures, and can be laid just like bricks .
charge
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In the dark hours before dawn we crept up on our objectives and laid charges .
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It laid to rest the charges of unreliability and less-than-advertised performance that have long dogged the Pentagon.
door
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Plainly this confusion can not be laid at the door of the petitioner.
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There's no end to the ailments which are now being laid at the door of stress.
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Blame for this fiasco is being laid at the door of everyone from teachers to examiners.
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He also wasted large amounts of time, energy and authority battling the scandals that were constantly laid at his door .
egg
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Already they'd built their nests; even would have laid eggs , said Stan.
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The next time up the stalk, Jack stole a hen that laid golden eggs .
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A few species laid eggs beneath mounds of rotten vegetation that warmed as it decayed.
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The Big Ten laid a Big Egg , with all five of its teams bowing out.
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They are laid as eggs in river tributaries all over the northern hemisphere.
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On his way out, Jack stole the goose that laid the golden eggs .
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In his own colorful expression, he had laid a monstrous egg .
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The other three cocoons also had been parasitized by a wasp that must have laid her eggs into the caterpillar.
emphasis
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The Court of Appeal in finding against merchantability laid emphasis upon the reasonableness of the degree of fitness to be expected.
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The Housing manual of 1944 laid primary emphasis on the provision of three-bedroom, two-storey houses.
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The Labour government laid its emphasis upon local authority housing rather than on private building for sale.
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Olson's early work laid particular emphasis on individual behaviour and motivation.
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The new rules laid greater emphasis on economic factors such as professional qualifications and work skills.
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They laid little emphasis on the message of the prophets.
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They laid great emphasis on the value of a high level of participation by members of the lesbian and gay communities.
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Bills completed by 1980 laid special emphasis on recycling and energy conversion.
employee
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Its big rival, Stamps.com, also laid off 240 employees last month in a bid to streamline operations.
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Karsten Manufacturing laid off 125 employees last year, with another 100 leaving on their own.
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Atari recently sent a shiver through the industry when it laid off 1700 employees .
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Our cities laid off thousands of employees .
floor
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Breakfast was laid on the floor at the near end of the room.
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To examine the work, viewers must decide whether to tread on a flag laid neatly on the floor before it.
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She laid it on the floor of the car.
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They laid them on the floor and they walked over them until they broke their ribs.
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Seeing Saad laid out on the floor , dumb and silent.
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She said it was quite old, painted perhaps 150 years ago, and she laid it on the floor .
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I laid it on the floor and I was hit in the back.
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We cut small branches between us and these are laid on the floor of the tent.
foundation
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Mr Gladstone laid the foundation stone.
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This theory also laid the foundation for the modern revolution in our understanding of the deepest parts of the earth.
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His wisdom and strategic vision laid the solid foundations on which we will continue to build.
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For Buckle, this laid the foundations for a thoroughgoing science of history, and others shared his belief.
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Progress in primary schools has laid the foundations for the drive to raise standards in secondary schools, announced last month.
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This group of mentors had laid the foundation for deep-earth studies.
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He laid the foundation stone of the new greenhouse and later gave 150 guineas for its repair.
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While incomplete, the steps that were taken laid the foundation for Workplace 2000.
garden
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Bursting with enthusiasm, Lady Amory laid a new rose garden on the terrace in front of the house.
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Industrious Buddhist monks laid out gardens everywhere full of abstract patterns that preceded Picasso by centuries.
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A picturesque spot with well laid out gardens and leisure centre.
ground
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Their eggs are also laid on moist ground and the males crouch beside them on guard.
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The cases were laid on the ground .
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Again Diana insisted it was laid on the ground .
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If laid on the ground , a year's production would stretch 130 times round the world.
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Take off the cover and a single skilfully laid out, screened ground plane, printed circuit board is revealed.
groundwork
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One of my officials chairs the experts committee that laid the groundwork for this achievement.
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A political debacle laid the groundwork for progress.
hand
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Even when he laid his hand on him gently, he did not uncover his face.
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Some one laid a hand on me.
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He touched his shoulder, then laid his hand on his head.
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But she laid a hand on his arm.
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When he laid his hand against the old man's waxen cheek it was already cold.
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You hem me in, behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
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One in jeans and blouse laid a hand on Ann's arm.
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He laid a hand upon her arm.
head
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She laid her head on her arm.
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The thought came to him as he laid his head on the pillow.
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Amazingly Amy laid her head on Meg's shoulder and her hands on the thickened waist.
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He laid his head on the blanket and closed his eyes, which gave up two meaningless tears.
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And she put her arms round his neck and laid her head on his shoulder, quite happy.
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Even the dead Have laid their heads Where they're not.
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He laid his head back against his stack of pillows.
house
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Most flooring can be laid anywhere in the house but there are some obvious choices for certain rooms.
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The Votes and Proceedings record daily items laid before the House .
law
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What we do not want is lessons laid down by law .
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MacFarland said I would do well in his class and laid down the law about doing well in the others.
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The make-up of some of the most influential quangos is laid down in law , and would require more legislation to change.
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They made a move for the piano, but we laid down the law and soon redirected their energy to sightseeing.
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True, the police do at times breach the rules laid down by the law .
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But Chevenement has created a body which is better equipped to achieve the objectives laid down in the law .
parliament
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To obtain this private statute it is necessary for the local authority to promote a Bill in Parliament laid down by Parliament.
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The Committee can consider only a fraction of the instruments laid before Parliament .
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An annual report will be presented to the Lord Chancellor and will be laid before Parliament .
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At the time of the meeting publication of draft orders to be laid before parliament were awaited.
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At least a bill of rights would provide standards - laid down by parliament - against which our judiciary would have to operate.
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The other Regulations should be laid before Parliament soon, subject to Ministerial approval.
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Regulations to this effect have been laid before Parliament .
plan
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Whether or not the meeting was part of that carefully laid plan , none could have said.
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Undaunted, Galvin laid out a ten-year plan to make Motorola the leader in the industry.
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Next day Jack pondered the mystery of the unexplained footsteps and laid plans to catch the intruder.
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We therefore laid our plans and moved out in good order over a long period of time.
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Employee Attitudes to Relocation A lack of knowledge about employees' willingness to move can disrupt the most carefully laid relocation plans .
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She had - laid her plans carefully, it seems.
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We then laid plans for the next voyage.
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So, faced with his reluctance and the size of the settlement, the islanders laid battle plans .
principle
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In August a UN/EC conference in London laid out principles for peace.
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But she laid out several principles that would appear to rule out control of Conrail by either railroad.
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Stirling may have laid down the principles , but it was Lewes who had trained the men to put them into practice.
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Look at the decision of the Exchequer Chamber how we may, it laid down a new principle .
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Or rather, they laid down specific principles that were to be more or less taken for granted by subsequent positivists.
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Of course they did not produce an abstract treatise on Freedom, in which they laid out principles of action in deductive orderliness.
procedure
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However, these rules and formally laid down procedures tell only part of the story.
rule
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It is the sort of knowledge that may be laid down in rules and can be learned from books.
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Parliament has even laid down some rules for controlling the meetings of local authorities.
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Other market proxies have laid down rules for pricing according to marginal cost.
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Together they laid down strict rules to keep the vital traffic moving.
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For certain classes of property the Government has laid down rules about the level of standard charge.
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The revised law laid down strict rules on the issuing of permits for demonstrations and forbade government and party officials from participating.
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Octavia Hill laid down strict rules for her tenants including prompt payment of rent on pain of eviction.
side
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Scathach dragged the stiff body back into the trees and laid it on its side .
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Between the main beams, lengths of steel decking are laid side by side, each hooking into its neighbor.
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Thoughtfully, Rostov laid it to one side .
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They both took off their socks and laid them side by side over the brass rail at the front of the stove.
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We have often supplied rocks or slate, only to find the eggs laid on the side of the tank.
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Bottles should be laid on their sides with the wine keeping the cork moist.
standard
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In addition to the statutory requirements, the form and content of an audit report is governed by requirements laid down in auditing standards .
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Guidelines have been laid , standards are set, and precedents have been established.
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In addition, all regional buyers inspect and approve all raw material stores personally to ensure they achieve our laid down standards .
stone
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Mr Gladstone laid the foundation stone .
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Mr Knospe laid the foundation stone and drank his share of champagne at a party in his honor.
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Together he and Eleanor laid foundation stones for the monastery of St Augustine in Limoges in 1171.
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He laid the foundation stone of the new greenhouse and later gave 150 guineas for its repair.
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Again he laid the final stone , knowing there was no more to be won or lost.
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Two thousand sick and injured soldiers were laid like paving stones in four miles of corridors.
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In fact, I laid the foundation stone on his behalf on 29 March 1996.
stress
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She said that her interview had laid stress on personal circumstances rather than experience and qualifications.
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In the matter of ultimate aesthetic evaluation it laid stress on the intuitive response of the general public.
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He would also exhort his children to read it, and laid great stress upon the utility of information.
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Historically, she has laid much greater stress than her continental neighbours on sophisticated external examinations at the end of compulsory schooling.
table
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He laid upon the table a drawstring purse of soft leather, that chinked faintly as it shifted and settled.
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All these notions are laid on the table and dissected one-by-one with razor sharp perception and humor.
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He spoke weightily - the words deliberately produced and, as it were, laid on the table .
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Champagne, fruit, cake, plates and knife - laid them on table .
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The platters were laid ready on the table , and we took our places.
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White lacquer-sprayed branches circled the room, laid with 10 circular tables .
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She got a salad, already prepared, out of the refrigerator and laid it on the table .
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Folding the poem, I laid it on the table .
track
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The open tramroad is laid in light-railway track , known as bullhead, which is mounted on chairs and sleepers.
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It was laid entirely with interlaced track .
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A very wise provision, under which practically the whole South Metropolitan system was laid with double track .
worker
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In recent months the car industry has laid off thousands of workers and put many more on short time.
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Sales of the directory always increased after the company laid off workers , he said.
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They have laid off thousands of workers and have stopped paying local water and heating bills.
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Nucor had not laid off a single worker or closed a single plant in fifteen years.
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The ambitious young company laid off workers , scaled back projects and went to government regulators seeking financial relief.
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Revenue has fallen for four years, profits have collapsed and the company laid off 600 workers in November.
wreath
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Keith Gault, whose father Samuel was killed, laid the wreath on behalf of the eight bereaved families.
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Clinton laid a wreath of red and white roses before a majestic memorial at Piskaryevskoye Cemetery.
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Charles, who laid wreaths in Hong Kong yesterday, played polo on her birthday in July.
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Voice over Ex-petty officer, Sid Hall laid a wreath to remember lost colleagues.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be laid up (with sth)
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All was safely gathered in and Mr and Mrs Squirrel Nutkin's hoard was laid up for winter's sustenance.
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How much land must you commit to arable rotation, and how much must be laid up for hay or silage?
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I don't know how long I shall be laid up with this wretched ankle.
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In those days all the cutters were laid up on the trot piles in the river Hamble during the winter months.
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It was, and Venturous was laid up at Buckie for nearly ten months while new Cummins engines were fitted.
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Large numbers of nuclear-powered submarines are laid up at a harbour near Murmansk.
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She had never got used to the hours since John had been made redundant when all the ships were laid up.
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The barges, designed to be sailed by one man and a boy, could be laid up in a few days.
get laid
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Some guys are just looking to get laid .
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A: Yes, San Francisco was the place you came to get laid .
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And, of course, the sexiest man iii the world is never gon na get laid .
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Guys who want to get laid .
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I can get laid any day of the week right here at home.
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I had eight hours to get laid .
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If you can't get loved, get laid .
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Marxism can be a way to get rich or get laid .
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They came to read Dante, drink wine, sit in the sun and get laid .
new-made/new-formed/new-laid etc