Example sentences of "[am/are] given [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Many of the meetings listed on that page will be over by the time this gets to you but the details are given as a way of providing a background of work in progress and ideas for future programmes for all the groups .
2 They are given as an indication of what can happen and a suggestion of some of the ways in which similar ideas might be explored by different children in different circumstances .
3 The enforcement of Amhara supremacy over other nationalities and the absence of a democratic machinery for instituting change are given as the main reasons why the Tigray People 's Liberation Front ( TPLF ) started an armed struggle in 1975 .
4 Scanners convert the image they are given into a pattern of dots , typically at a resolution of 300dpi .
5 Recommendations for protecting yourself are given including a summary of the early signs of malignant melanoma — prompt recognition and diagnosis provide the best chance of protection .
6 Further details are given under the individual course descriptions in the faculty sections of this prospectus .
7 Further details are given under the individual course descriptions .
8 The powers for compulsory removal are given under the National Assistance Act ( 1948 ) , S.47 .
9 Despite the ‘ rights ’ parents are given under the Act this is a form of power that parents are rarely able to exercise .
10 DIRE warnings are given of the consequences of taking the necessary measures to make cars more environment-friendly .
11 Fleeting glimpses are given of the Roulette team from Australia , Team 60 from Sweden and Esquadrilha da Fumaca from Brazil .
12 As I have already remarked , no details are given of the other party or parties to the transactions entered into by these investors .
13 Fretter and Graham ( 1962 ) quote figures that suggest a rate of boring into limpet ( Patella ) shells of 0.175 mm per hour but no details are given of the relative sizes of predator and prey , or of the temperature .
14 Examples are given of the working documents which should emerge from this process , in keeping with a school 's priority .
15 Details are given of the Clwyd Environmental Forum , which was set up to provide locally active organisations and statutory bodies with an opportunity to discuss issues of concern to the county 's environment and to promote the interchange of information and experience .
16 Final , moderated marks and grades are given to every student before they embark on their next series of modules .
17 Bribes are given to a child for stopping behaving badly , but rewards are given for behaving well .
18 In fact , stage dates have already been estimated for the Cretaceous , with the startling conclusion that of the 67 million years attributed to the twelve stages of the system , nearly 20 million are given to a single stage-the Cenomanian .
19 The Awards differ from personal honours in that they are given to a " unit " as a whole — management and employees working as a team .
20 . ’ Eight , ten , or twelve succussions are given to the bottle before each dose .
21 more often than not it lacks continuity and progression or any serious attempt to ensure that adequate time and attention are given to the elements said to comprise the topic .
22 ‘ Patient problems ’ provide a basis for studying nursing , and so these problems form the presenting , or trigger , problems which are given to the learners .
23 The cards are now flicked through and , sure enough , each of the cards has turned over , and they are given to the children to hold before being collected .
24 This miracle is placed by Mark just after the chapter on parables in which the secrets of the kingdom of God are given to the disciples .
25 Crimes of Tazir are given to the appropriate authority to determine punishment .
26 We checked as far as possible the information for the cases listed in tables 2.1 to 2.4 of the Black report ; in table III cross references are given to the cases listed in these tables of the Black report and , when necessary , the information has been corrected .
27 In pursuit of this , wide powers are given to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , some of which may , and indeed have been , transferred to a ‘ designated agency ’ , known as the Securities and Investments Board ( SIB ) .
28 Mravinsky 's attitude to dynamics seems to be on the lines of ‘ no gradual inflexion unless explicit instructions are given to the contrary ’ .
29 Against this background , Conservatives should say : too many prison sentences are given to the wrong people ( eg alcoholics ) ; prison regimes are too often wrong , with prisoners staying inside in relatively soft conditions for relatively long sentences ; too often violent criminals do not get sent to prison as they should ; for young thugs short spells are advocated in glasshouse-type detention centres with a very tough physical regime ( but good food ) ; otherwise there should be a greater emphasis on fines , representing a more humane and economical approach .
30 In the summary table the success rates are given to the nearest five per cent .
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