Preparing the ground to lay sod is important and may require soil amendments.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

Bruce Springsteen did the honors: "This was a band that not only wanted to lay claim to this world, but had their eyes on the next one,too.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

SUD and other critics claim France Telecom used extremely coercive methods to lay off 22,000 workers between 2006 and 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

He and his wife had to lay off workers, reduce inventory and stay open longer hours just to remain in business.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

In exchange,Sufi Mohammad promised to persuade Taliban militants, led by his son-in-law Maulana Fazlullah, to lay down their arms.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

After that, Mama wentto the hotel to lay down, so I went out for a walkto see our nation's capital.

VOA: standard.other

"They need the beach to lay ." "If the beach is not there, they are going to die."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

"That means they are less likely to lay off workers." Other glimmers of economic hope appeared Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2009.07.14

His trip has fueled expectations he may meet his U.S.counterpart, Sung Kim,to lay the groundwork for North Korea's possible return to the talks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

"Again,those are decisions that the task forces are working on, and that the president will begin to lay out and discuss tomorrow ."

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Poland is furious that Russian military and intelligence officials appear to lay significant blame on Poland for the outbreak of the Second World War.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

"It is a lot easier for firms to make the decision not to lay someone off than it is actually to decide to take someone on,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

Much of the company has been privatized in recent years, but many workers are civil servants and it is very difficult to lay them off in France.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

Mr.Obama will interrupt a family weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat on Monday to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

VOA: standard.2009.05.23