Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been give [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These anomalous crustal fragments have been given various names-suspect terrane , allochthonous terrane-but we will use the term displaced terrane ( Note that in this book the spelling ‘ terrane ’ is used to refer to structural units whereas ‘ terrain' is applied in a topographic sense . ) |
| 2 | Employees and contractors have been given preferential treatment and get the total amount applied for . |
| 3 | Social workers have been given new powers to use force to control troublesome youngsters in care . |
| 4 | The activities of building societies and banks have been given prime consideration when assessing the appropriate definition of money and the problem of implementation of monetary control ( Bank of England , Dec. 1984 ) . |
| 5 | US electricity generators have been given new limits on the amount of sulphur dioxide they can emit after 1995 . |
| 6 | London Crusaders have been given special permission to field five overseas players per game in the new season . |
| 7 | Even with endoscopic clearance , which should be more thorough , it is often difficult to remove radiologically undetectable , tiny fragments adherent to or embedded in the mucosa and therefore , latterly , patients have been given adjuvant bile acid therapy for an arbitrary three month period . |
| 8 | Welcome back : Cancer patients have been given new hope by the development of a drug to prevent tumours spreading through the body . |
| 9 | ‘ School governors have been given increasing responsibility in recent years , but they have n't been adequately prepared and as a result children have n't been properly protected against abuse by teachers , ’ NASWE general secretary Sue Allen told delegates . |
| 10 | In this Special Reference Feature a chronology outlines the key events leading to unification and cross refers to articles in the monthly News Digest section where developments have been given extensive coverage . |
| 11 | Natural scientists have been giving increasing attention to GEC , both nationally and internationally , but many of the questions confronting policymakers and citizens can only be answered through research in the social sciences . |
| 12 | The eight residents have been given alternative accommodation until the building is made safe . |
| 13 | Along with that , although solicitors have been given limited rights of audience in the courts , seriously complex cases still require specialised counsel and these are in short supply : ‘ You only need one Piper Alpha inquiry and they 'll be tied up for months ’ , he said . |
| 14 | One hundred selected employees have been given Perfect Pint cards containing a hotline number at the Cheltenham site on which such breaches can be reported . |
| 15 | The offences were of varying degrees of gravity and the appellants have been given different release dates under the statutory provisions which have been under examination in these appeals . |
| 16 | Since the first of January this year safety representatives have been given legal rights to be con consulted and I quote in good time regarding the following one any measure which substantially affects the health and safety of employees two the arrangements for appointing specialist staff three any health and safety information circulated to employees four the planning and organization of any health and safety training and five , the introduction of new technologies . |