Sentence examples for trying to lay down from inspiring English sources

"Now we're looking toward the future and trying to lay down a plan for the next generation".

The French state has a long history of trying to lay down rigid rules for names – both surnames and first names.

The firm has notably not joined an industry consortium that is trying to lay down common standards for digital film distribution, which suggests it is working on an alternative.

Nickelodeon has been trying to lay down expectations, but Viacom, which owns the channel, last week trumpeted the series to Wall Street analysts, calling the remake "tremendous" and noting that related merchandise is selling out in stores.

The president was also speaking to European allies and once again trying to lay down markers and exert his will, as he has tried to do on global warming and missile defense, without equivocation.

Is there evidence to suggest, I wonder, that part of successful parenting lies in trying to lay down experiences that children can refer back to and use in this way – is that the impulse behind memorable birthdays and holidays?

"When you see how much pain someone is in, not just on the bike but trying to lie down, move around the bus.

And I'm trying to lie down and I hear screaming in my head.

Lying down behaviour was scored as follows: score 0 = lying down without delay or difficulty; score 1 = trying to lie down but incomplete/gets up again; score 2 = goes down on knees then slow to lower hindquarters.

Moreover, if Western donors or investors try to lay down conditions on such matters, African leaders have become adept at threatening to "go east".

— the creators tried to lay down enough track for people new to the world of Control versus KAOS to climb aboard.