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The phrase "agent lay" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a specific context involving an agent, but without additional context, it is unclear how to use it appropriately.
Example: "The agent lay in wait for the target, ready to spring into action."
Alternatives: "agent position" or "agent recline".
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Sterling Lord is an incredibly reputable agency, but I've never heard an agent lay it out there quite so starkly to a room of aspiring authors that they only work with a small section of the publishing industry--with large houses.
For the impact component, we located English language articles published in peer-reviewed journals up until November 2013 through a PubMed and Web of Science search using combinations of the following search terms: Supervis*, developing countries, low-income countries, health worker, community health worker, community-based agent, lay health worker, and community volunteer.
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A Salvadoran man convicted of attempted grand larceny tried to bolt out the back door of his tiny brick house, only to be tackled by an ICE agent lying in wait outside.
In case of ozonization, the effectiveness of ozone as water disinfecting agent lies in its high oxidizing power.
With ABS, the autonomous "action" of each agent lies within modifying its movement based on the repulsion or attraction to neighboring agents, as well as the environment itself.
The deeper the supplier agent lies in the supply chain, the argument runs, the more reduced is the buying organization's responsibilities.
Or else, if every agent lies under this prohibition and all agents are made to align themselves only with the ground projects of "the impartial point of view", there will not be any agents.
The question of how one enzyme like cod trypsin can have efficacy in so many different areas like wound healing and as an antipathogenic agent lies at least in part in its ability to cleave pathogenic proteins in an efficient manner.
If the agent lies to you, makes outrageous promises or asks for up-front money (to cover phone calls or mailing expenses on your behalf), keep looking.
Red and blue agents lay down chemical trails that attract agents of the opposite color.
The agents lay down flat in the back of the van, leaving only the driver visible from the street.
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