Sentence examples for situation lay from inspiring English sources

The Environment Agency had earlier warned of the potential for further significant flooding, especially in Cumbria, while Floods Minister Rory Stewart said a potentially "very bad situation" lay ahead.

The situation lay dormant for a few years, with the international community failing to push for a resolution, until conflict broke out suddenly in May 2008 between the Sudanese army and Southern forces, gutting Abyei town, killing 100 people and displacing most of its 50,000-strong population to refugee camps.

Rory Stewart, the floods minister, warned that potentially "a very bad situation" lay ahead on Wednesday, while the under-fire Philip Dilley, the chairman of the EA, said he was returning to Britain from a family holiday in Barbados following criticism of his absence during the crisis.

He assessed the situation, lay on the ground beside the river and reached for the panic-stricken cat.

The responsibility for this situation lies partly with newspaper editors.

"Acting quickly and decisively to an emerging situation lies at the heart of racing," he added.

But much of the blame for this situation lies with the Obama administration.

"The Sun can't let the situation lie, it is about getting its confidence back.

"A lot of the blame for the meningitis situation lies at Congress's door," said Larry D. Sasich, a research pharmacist who has written about compounders' safety record.

A main reason for this situation lies in what is called the economies of large-scale production (see economy of scale).

The absurdity of our current situation lies in imagining that the nature of work is now a political and social irrelevance so long as jobs exist.