It is absurd to say that the courts can lay down such rules.

On one tablet, a father laid down rules for his son.

Not enough is known about this species, in the first place, to lay down hard-and-fast rules of behavior for them.

One can by no means lay down rules, and every composer must find his own solution.

It is impossible in practice to lay down rules for the interpretation of symbols.

And it's hard to lay down categorical rules in that area.

We must therefore lay down rules which can thrive in the different national cultures.

The Commission is ready to lay down specific rules for such exceptions.

In fact, the directive on public access to environmental information does not lay down specific rules for banks.

It must be up to each party to lay down rules concerning the ways in which they wish to handle issues such as these.