Sentence examples for steps to lay from inspiring English sources

At the weekend he could barely climb a flight of steps to lay a wreath.

* REPUBLICANS QUIETLY GEARING UP FOR MAJOR SPENDING CUTS: Bloomberg Politics reports that House Republicans are quietly taking preliminary procedural steps to lay the groundwork for big cuts to mandatory spending.

China appears to be taking new steps to lay down airfields on two reefs in a disputed area of the South China Sea on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Sept. 24 arrival in Washington for a state visit.

IN September, Cathy DeVore, a real estate agent in Larchmont, N.Y., whose business has been at a standstill lately, began taking gradual steps to lay off her longtime nanny and housekeeper.

And last month, the company took steps to lay off about 800 employees nationwide.

Due to the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, employers have taken steps to lay off those Reservists who are called up to Active Duty.

Most of the time, she looked wan, except for one angry glance at the prosecutor, Karen Patton Seymour, who told the judge that "citizens like Ms. Stewart, who willingly take the steps to lie to officials when they are under investigation about their own conduct, should not expect leniency".

For a show that has steadily improved from a very good start, Sunday's finale took a bold, unexpected step to lay the groundwork for a second season.

Nevertheless, analysing patent applications is a first step to lay the foundation for further evaluation of the commercialisation of patents, the main argument for IP protection of publicly funded research.

This achievement is the first step to lay the foundation for more research and development, provide consistency across programmes, consensus and network building and tool creation for global health in family medicine curricula in Ontario.

Land on the right foot and take one more step to lay it up off the left foot.