The risks of moral hazard would abound; but at least banks would be free to lend again.The second, crunchier approach is to lay down tight rules for evaluating loans, and insist on realistic provisioning for them.
Engineers have known for decades that huge reserves of gas lay trapped tight in shale rocks - but they couldn't extract it economically.
Aristotle does not lay down tight rules for discovering first principles, though he points out that one needs a good deal of experience of the subject, and that if we possess the first principles they will explain why the subject has the attributes it does.
In blues, rock, and jazz, the drummer and bassist's function is primarily to lay down a tight groove over which the front men can let loose.
Tight lies, sloped banks and fast greens can be a deflating combination.
Harvey isn't interested in empowering us; he only wants to lay red tape in tight boxes around us in his effort to corral us into his idea of the ideal woman.
Make sure your sheets are tight and lay flat on your bed.
The stitch should be tight enough to lay flat on the fabric, but not so tight that it makes the fabric bunch underneath it.
Speaking to students at a military institute in Kiev, Mr Poroshenko outlined a 14-step plan, including an amnesty for separatists who lay down arms, and tighter controls over Ukraine's border with Russia.
They may be damp and/or icy, so, if you plan to use your window covers again at your destination, be sure to lay down a water-tight barrier, like a tarp, before throwing them in your trunk.
The answer lies in the tight rein restraining British architects in the immediate postwar years.
