Sentence examples for scope of lay from inspiring English sources

The affirmation of the priesthood of all believers had widespread societal implications because it limited the privileges of the clergy and enlarged the scope of lay activity.

By extending the scope of lay theorizing to include a focus on solutions, this study offers additional insights for public health.

I enjoyed watching them work and listening to the dramatic scope of lies they invented to explain away odd credit-card purchases and abrupt changes of banking passwords.

Alison Levitt, chief legal adviser at the Crown Prosecution Service, traced the scope of what lies ahead with a broad account on Tuesday of the number of confirmed victims of the phone hacking — more than 600, by the prosecutors' count.

In a year when the world is beginning to recognize that when it comes to World War II, the scope of atrocities lies beyond just Hitler, this extension of the USHMM is quite remarkable.

That line of work goes far beyond the scope of "white lies".

They never had reason to develop immunity against the boundless impertinence and scope of such lies.

Negotiations continued today between the police and lawyers for Representative Gary A. Condit, Democrat of California, over the scope of a lie detector test that the police want Mr. Condit to take.

4. It is with this in mind that Michael Ignatieff has argued that the most important function of truth commissions has been to "narrow the scope of permissible lies".

As Michael Ignatieff has said, the kind of truth we are talking about is the truth that "narrows the scope of permissible lies".

It's only when Clark was thrust into the national news by a child kidnapping that the full scope of his lies are made undeniably clear to Kirn and everyone who knew him in the many places he switched identities.