Sentence examples similar to thresholds laid down from inspiring English sources
The country has grown in recent years, and has crossed the arbitrary and increasingly unhelpful "middle-income" threshold laid down by the World Bank.
New "sectoral thresholds" must be laid down, so that in some parts of the economy, for instance in mining, maybe only 5% of the company would have to be allocated to black Zimbabweans—"on a willing-buyer-willing-seller basis, at proper value".
Bolt set a new record anyway, and thus laid down another threshold that he will cross when he pleases, at some grim-faced meet in Qatar or Gothenburg.
At the entrance, two doormats were laid down but both were largely ignored, winter boots stomping in over the threshold and on into the cream-carpeted lounge.
The scorekeeper laid down his pencil.
Rivers has already laid down the law.
He laid down the ground rules.
Mr. Boehner has laid down his markers.
They laid down a few simple guidelines.
The fifth day he laid down varnish.
