Example sentences of "[noun] [be] given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way that can be ensured , as the Minister recognised in our debate on pension schemes , is if the buy-outs are given a real opportunity to succeed . |
| 2 | Therefore if calves grazed from early spring are given an anthelmintic treatment in early July and moved immediately to a second pasture such as silage or hay aftermath , the level of infection which develops on the second pasture will be low . |
| 3 | Perhaps inevitably , this means that some of the detail of particular research has been omitted , but the general clarity of the articles and their accompanying lists of references are such that intelligent readers are given a clear view of their particular interests and encouraged to delve deeper should they wish . |
| 4 | The Institute 's famous ‘ double-tested ’ policy ensures readers are given an unbiased evaluation of food and consumer products |
| 5 | The Institute 's famous ‘ double-tested ’ policy ensures readers are given an unbiased evaluation of food and consumer products |
| 6 | From about the time of the invention of red-figure some black-figure vases are given a white slip covering the orange clay . |
| 7 | Here your eyes are given a difficult task to perform . |
| 8 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
| 9 | Other entries are given an uncommitted status . |
| 10 | The correct words are given a shaded background . |
| 11 | There is no length to a discussion , unlike a talk where speakers are given a specific time for delivery . |
| 12 | Subjects are given a particular word — let us say the word lead — and then they listen to a pair of sentences and press a button as soon as they hear the target word . |
| 13 | All patients new to the practice are given a temporary folder , which is stamped with the date that the permanent notes were requested from the family health services authority . |
| 14 | Clients are given a huge piece of paper and paints with which they can unlock the feelings welling up inside them . |
| 15 | It is not surprising then that school plays ( ‘ theatre ’ ) must in practice be given a low priority . |
| 16 | The muffled words were given a seductive rhythm by the drumming of the rain . |
| 17 | One 200-strong theatre audience who found themselves trapped in the chaos on Tuesday were given an impromptu hour-long concert by Tom Jones . |
| 18 | In education , schools were given a similar opportunity to opt out of local government control . |
| 19 | When the final text of the poem was published after its author 's death , readers were given a revised version . |
| 20 | With last month 's Winter Olympics receiving over 160 hours of television programming and three weeks of heavy newspaper , magazine and TV coverage , rugby enthusiasts in the United States were given a vivid lesson as to the power of being associated with the Olympics in making sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes . |
| 21 | TOUCHE ROSS , the pace setters , and defending champions Kelburne were given a timely reminder last week that this season 's Torrie Stockbrokers ' National Men 's League has a long way to go , as they both sustained their first defeats of the season . |
| 22 | One hour before intubation subjects were given an oral dose of ranitidine ( 300 mg ) , and acid suppression was maintained throughout the experiment by intravenous ranitidine ( 50 mg/ hour ) administered by a cannula ( Venflon size 17G ) sited in a forearm veing ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 23 | RESEARCH programmes at a North Wales college were given a big cash boost last night . |
| 24 | In juxtapositions such as large bony vine , clumsy black headstocks , dishevelled pink chrysanthemums , the associations of adjectives seem to interact , so that , for example , pink is given a tawdry overtone by its neighbour dishevelled . |
| 25 | So , each size and style of font is given a unique number out of the 32767 available . |
| 26 | In some cases such multiple choice items form attitude scales in which each alternative is given a numerical weighting so that a set of such items can be cumulated to give the respondent an overall score on the scale . |
| 27 | The clichés have abounded ; Pedrosa , a larger-than-life character , has been cast in the role of tough guy , struggling to ensure that his Rosa is given a fair chance . |
| 28 | Professional reference material in schools is given a low priority . |
| 29 | He also claimed that player-coach Newberry was given an early bath for ‘ questioning a decision ’ . |
| 30 | The fact is , however , that OW was given a supervised work training placement , helping care workers in a centre for the mentally handicapped for two days a week . |