What's the difference between laid and laird?

Laid


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Lay.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Lay

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Stress is laid on certain principles of diagnostic research in the event of extra-suprarenal pheochromocytomas.
  • (2) Lead levels in contents and shells of eggs laid by hens dosed with all-lead shot were about twice those in eggs laid by hens dosed with lead-iron shot.
  • (3) Many examples are given to demonstrate the applications of these programs, and special emphasis has been laid on the problem of treating a point in tissue with different doses per fraction on alternate treatment days.
  • (4) Special emphasis is laid on the new or unusual clinical patterns of dystonia as well as on the latest advances in its treatment.
  • (5) Hawking's latest comments go beyond those laid out in his 2010 book, The Grand Design , in which he asserted that there is no need for a creator to explain the existence of the universe.
  • (6) The building blocks were laid out in a sweeping document presented by Van Rompuy and colleagues earlier this week that included sharing debt in the form of jointly issued eurobonds.
  • (7) vittatus eggs laid on damp mud were placed in dry rockpools for 10 weeks and kept dry for a further 6 weeks in the laboratory.
  • (8) Subculturing of these cells onto substrata laid down by well differentiated (mature) colon carcinoma cells resulted in cell attachment and spreading.
  • (9) An area on top of a hill near to the spot where Sharon was laid to rest alongside his late wife, Lily, was penned off with crash barriers.
  • (10) As she was laid to rest fireworks illuminated the grey sky.
  • (11) I think rightly, people have been concerned about whether Syria will follow through on the commitments that have been laid forth, and I think there are legitimate concerns as to how technically we are going to be getting those chemical weapons out while there is still fighting going on.
  • (12) It will be the first time that governments have clearly laid out a vision of accessible usable data across the entire chain of public contracting.
  • (13) It is argued that this assumption is often made without sufficient attention to foundational principles of professional ethics; that once core principles are laid bare this assumption is revealed as largely unwarranted; and, finally, that these observations at the level of moral theory should be reflected, in various ways, in medical practice.
  • (14) In another, Underwood and his aide are monitoring police communications from his office – and laid out on their desk are no fewer than nine iPhones and iPads.
  • (15) A photo circulating among former school friends, which appears to show Abdullah dead and laid out on the ground, has been seen by the Guardian.
  • (16) The flowers were made and laid by thousands of people who had travelled to Hyde Park from around Britain for the Big IF rally.
  • (17) The best option for the west is to avoid taking sides and instead try to contain the crisis at a time when the region needs dialogue more than ever.” Officials and analysts with ties to Riyadh say it was just a timeline laid out by the judicial process.
  • (18) There are solutions to this and it is to be hoped that a more workable amendment will be laid very soon.
  • (19) Behind the mild-mannered, laid-back exterior, the extraordinary calm, is a man of great steeliness and backbone," said one adviser.
  • (20) On the basis of these observations, stress is laid on the importance of atrial rhythm disease as a cause of acute cerebral ischaemia in the elderly subject

Laird


Definition:

  • (n.) A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Left ventricular compliance was evaluated by various indices (Diamond, Mirsky, Gaasch, Laird), and was found to be increased equally in the chronic and acute types.
  • (2) The ruling will interest three peers – Lord Cunningham, Lord Laird and Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate – who this weekend were accused in the Sunday Times of offering to carry out parliamentary work for cash.
  • (3) We have further explored the immunocytochemical staining method to discriminate renal and nonrenal hematuria, reported by Abrass and Laird (Am J Kidney Dis 1987;9: 44-50).
  • (4) In a statement, the UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said: "Having reviewed the video footage on the Daily Telegraph website, and other media reporting of Lord Laird's engagement with alleged lobbyists, I telephoned his home this morning and as a result he has relinquished the party whip, pending the outcome of the review of his behaviour that he has already requested of the relevant authorities at Westminster."
  • (5) 8.54pm: Paul Laird has returned to the here and now: "Music is finished.
  • (6) Down in Washington to lobby for a bailout plan, Carey was told why by Melvin Laird, a former US defence secretary under Richard Nixon.
  • (7) Labour peer Lord Mackenzie and Ulster Unionist Lord Laird were both thrown out of their parties as a result of the row.
  • (8) In December the House of Lords suspended Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate for six months and Lord Laird for four months over lobbying claims.
  • (9) Lord Cunningham and Lord Mackenzie were suspended by Labour and the Ulster Unionist Lord Laird resigned over allegations they offered to work with undercover journalists posing as lobbyists.
  • (10) A meta-analysis was then performed and the results of the trials were analyzed in two ways, the odds ratio (OR) (Peto) method and the risk difference method (Dersimonian and Laird).
  • (11) The procedure is best summarized as a combination of the Kalish modification of the Austin bunionectomy and the Green-Laird modification of the Reverdin bunionectomy.
  • (12) Laird hits a weak one on the ground to Scutaro at second.
  • (13) Gerald Laird, catching in place of Alex Avila, is up first.
  • (14) The government-funded ship will be built at the Cammell Laird shipyard on Merseyside and will carry out a variety of research trips to both Antarctica and the Arctic.
  • (15) Angel Pagan strikes out on a foul tip held by Laird and we've got the first out of the game.
  • (16) In a statement, Laird said: "I wish to make it clear that I did not agree to act as a paid advocate in any proceedings of the house, nor did I accept payment or other incentive or reward in return for providing parliamentary advice or services."
  • (17) Lord Laird, the Ulster Unionist peer who was investigated by the BBC's Panorama programme, should face a four-month suspension after he was found to have offered to help undercover reporters set up an all-party parliamentary group in return for payment, the Lords committee for privileges and conduct said.
  • (18) On a full count he gets Blanco to strike out and then Laird throws out Belt trying to steal!
  • (19) "We do not believe that the evidence supports Lord Laird's contention."
  • (20) Well, Rummy comes from Illinois,” Laird confided.