11.   He urged the combatants to lay down their weapons and seek a compromise over the contentious rent issue.

12.   I think the solution calls for more strong fathers to lay down the law, take no lip and act as role models.

13.   In both instances, the NBA refused to lay down the law and fine him.

14.   Lay down your guns, forget the slogans, work hard, make a better life for your kids.

15.   No one is going to lay down their sticks and give it to us.

16.   Should governments lay down the law, or publish what they know and let people decide for themselves?

17.   The commitment to lay down arms, often literally, and take to the field of sport lies near the heart of what many call the Olympic Spirit.

18.   The broad aim was to make Allied soldiers lay down their arms and surrender to the nice Nazis, who would treat them kindly in Germany.

19.   The only other way is to remove the mortar and tile, lay down a new bed of mortar, and install the tiles.

20.   White House officials and Democratic leaders tried to adopt an air of magnanimity, promising to lay down their arms and seek accommodation.