Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] give [art] " in BNC.

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1 Some authorities give the misleading impression that they alone have the absolute right to deliver certain services to the public .
2 It is always difficult to measure the exact outcome of health policy but some indicators give the picture .
3 It is a tale full of interest , and it reveals an attitude to work and to the Service that makes pleasant reading ( unhappily some authors give the impression they had a less than fulfilling time while in the RAF ) .
4 In retailing and entertainment some organizations give no holiday pay at all .
5 Some manufacturers give a choice so you can have a bag without a zip , with a short length zip or with one which runs the full length of the bag .
6 Having observed it for over 50 years I am convinced that it is variable over a small range , perhaps from 2.0 to 2.4 , but the fluctuations are very slow , and some catalogues give the magnitude as constant .
7 Some packs give a total coverage on the wrapping , but it 's best to work out the total by accurately measuring the room size so you can calculate how many rows , containing how many tiles , will be needed .
8 Some hotels give a luggage clearance pass to the head porter when the account has been settled .
9 Such descriptions give a generalised picture of what such characters are and do .
10 The court may in such circumstances give an early hearing or order execution to proceed notwithstanding the application ( Moore v Registrar of Lambeth County Court , above ) .
11 Although such studies give a great deal of information about the memory for individual arousing slides , they may be unrepresentative of normal situations .
12 In this way , such studies give the subjective wants and goals of individuals far more centrality as explanations of change .
13 Acting as a coloured filter , such coats give a misleading impression of CL colours .
14 Mr Jackson believes such readings give a complete picture of a person 's physical constitution .
15 One reads that such scenes give the green soldier nothing but a mad lust to kill in his turn .
16 These projections give a prison population in 1997 of between 64,000 ( DM ) and 67,100 ( NDM ) — an increase of between 28 per cent and 34 per cent on current figures ( Home Office 1989a ) .
17 These coins give no immediate clues as to their place of minting or indeed their date , for similar coinage in the name of Alexander continued to be made on a large scale for about a hundred years after his death .
18 Sentimental producers may like to think that these programmes give the politicians a chance to find out what the people are thinking , and vice versa .
19 These rules give the directions into which the head , body and arms should move when expressing certain moods , emotions and actions .
20 The currents to these probes give a measure of the density and temperature of the plasma 's electrons .
21 Calder Hall Training Manager who was project manager for the installation at both sites , said : ‘ These computers give the operators an opportunity to experience potential events in a realistic simulation and are capable of continuous modifications , development and expansion . ’
22 In general these texts give the impression that where interpretative principles had already been worked out for legacies , trusts followed them ; and where they had not , much the same principles were adopted for both institutions .
23 These effects give a guide to the symptoms which the derived remedies are used to treat , using ‘ like for like ’ i.e. the illness to be treated and that caused by indigestion of the substance should match as closely as possible .
24 The diaries and memoirs of those who worked closely with de Gaulle in these years give the impression that his gradual disengagement from the RPF ( which began in 1951 and was not complete until 1954 ) was not only more protracted but also more painful than his disengagement from the provisional government in January 1946 .
25 These pleats give the lava a ropy appearance , and the flows are called by a name given to them by the Polynesian islanders — pahoehoe flows .
26 These blinds give a beautiful soft line to a window and the scalloped hemline can be further enhanced with a frill .
27 These paintings give the sensation that Braque has felt his way visually around each object and examined its relationships with the other objects around it from several viewpoints .
28 These dimensions give a seat width of 350mm .
29 Nevertheless , we can see straightaway that these figures give the lie to any simple notion of Britain being excessively strike-ridden .
30 Together , these directives give every citizen of the European Community certain rights to have the qualifications and experience recognised , or taken into account , in other member states where entry to particular jobs is regulated on the basis of specific national qualifications .
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