Sentence examples for lay markers from inspiring English sources

But Democrats who criticized the bill should lay markers down now on what has to change, and those amendments should be made as soon after the election as possible.

But that is no reason not to lay down markers.

Much of the recent maneuvering is simply an effort to lay down markers for the approaching negotiations.

The president was also speaking to European allies and once again trying to lay down markers and exert his will, as he has tried to do on global warming and missile defense, without equivocation.

The stunning result in Scotland, caused by a collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote there and a rudderless Labour campaign, led Salmond to announce he would be holding conversations immediately with Cameron to "lay down markers as to what this result, what this mandate, means in terms of Scotland's relationship with the United Kingdom".

But this also means that Democrats in both houses are facing enormous pressure -- right now -- to lay their markers down, and decide what they can and cannot vote for.

Rove: Well, I think it's going to be clearly examined if for no other reason than people want to lay down markers that that kind of behavior is inappropriate.

I hope the libertarians lay down markers and come down on the side of ending the war and ConAgra's corporate welfare, and showing Palin -- and her many bombs -- to the door.

The Chinese argue that it's imperative in these crises to lay down markers and to make it clear where China stands on the conflict or the dispute in question; and I understand that, but they do it in ways that seem very aggressive in tone and -- or aggressive in nature, and they end up scaring people.

Dab the tips with a rag to remove excess water, then lay the markers on the rag to dry.

Injury to Sam Tomkins before last year's New Zealand Test series gave Zak Hardaker the chance to lay a marker down at full-back, and the Leeds man certainly impressed.