Layard

American  

[laird, ley-erd] / lɛərd, ˈleɪ ərd /

noun

1. Sir Austen Henry 1817–94, English archaeologist, writer, and diplomat.

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Layard British  

/ lɛəd /

noun

1. Sir Austen Henry. 1817–94, English archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh

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Example Sentences

Children's wellbeing expert Lord Layard urged the Commons education committee to push for a national rollout before the end of this Parliament.

From BBC

“Doing kindness makes you happier and being happier makes you do kind acts,” said labor economist Richard Layard, who studies happiness at the London School of Economics and wrote the new book “Can We Be Happier?”

From Washington Times

Research has long shown that co-operation and social support are fundamental to happiness; Layard believes the coronavirus crisis will speed up changes that he and others have advocated for decades.

From The Guardian

The report, which ranks countries according to happiness, will throw up crucial clues to wellbeing that will help in the weeks and months of the coronavirus crisis to come, says Prof Richard Layard, co-director of the Wellbeing programme at the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance.

From The Guardian

In 2007, the economist Richard Layard was made the UK’s happiness tsar.

From The Guardian