Sentence examples for enough to lay down from inspiring English sources

He added that "the police force is not well equipped and is not respected enough to lay down its authority" without backing from a strong army.

General Hayden, who is Mr. Negroponte's deputy and formerly served as head of the N.S.A., is seen by many intelligence officials and lawmakers as independent and forceful enough to lay down markers with the Pentagon.

"It's clear that since the handover, the capabilities are not complete and that the situation is very difficult now in respect to creating the forces and getting them ready to face the challenges," he said, adding that "the police force is not well equipped and is not respected enough to lay down its authority" without the backing of a strong army.

Apparently, the northeast plume was massive enough to lay down a carpet of oil droplets off of West Florida.

I still haven't been swayed enough to lay down cash for a launch day console, of either the Xbox or the PlayStation variety, but I have to say, the more I see, the more I'm impressed.

Lytro's Illum is a precious device for a dwindling crowd – camera lovers will marvel at the tech, but likely not enough to lay down $1,600 on a gadget that can't be upgraded with new lenses in the future.

They're just wide enough to lie down in.

Millennium Way, the new dual carriageway, is quiet enough to lie down on.

A kitchen island topped with creamy granite long enough to lie down and nap on.

The long living room has floor-to-ceiling windows and a six-foot-wide fireplace; according to the listing agent, the original owner had jokingly requested something "big enough to lie down in".

The strict impartiality of nature is a sobering thing to contemplate; she does not concern herself with right & wrong, & thinks nothing of obliging an evil man who has sense enough to lie down in the shade of a tree.