Example sentences of "[noun] was give [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution . |
| 2 | UNESCO was given responsibility for organizing international sponsored Literacy Year ( 1990 ) and sponsored with UNICEF , the UNDP and the World Bank , the World Conference on Education for All in Jomtien , Thailand , on March 5-9 [ see also p. 37335 ] . |
| 3 | His latest coup was to give permission for the coronation of the kabaka ( king ) of Buganda , the ancient kingdom that lies within Uganda , to go ahead this July . |
| 4 | In the end , the compromise was to give permission for the new blocks of apartments , but to require that the remains of the grottoes be restored as a feature in the new development . |
| 5 | Two years later , Brooke was given responsibility for the Kent coast from Dover to Whitstable , with the task of preventing any communication between the French and their English sympathizers . |
| 6 | McCaulay , Mann , O'Donovan and McClelland were each placed on probation for 12 months ; Donaghy was given probation for two years and Dempsey was ordered to carry out 200 hours community service . |
| 7 | Moreover , as Alexander 's reign proceeded the government was given cause for alarm by the most radical section of the educated public : the revolutionary wing of the intelligentsia . |
| 8 | In addition to answering Questions and the handling of all departmental business in the Commons , the Parliamentary Secretary was given responsibility for legal aid and the development of legal services ; relations with the Land Registry and Public Record Office ; some budget and resource matters ; and equal opportunities and women 's issues outside the judicial context . |
| 9 | A TEENAGE IRA girl was jailed for 10 years yesterday for plotting to kill troops — while her accomplice was given life for helping in the murder of a businessman . |
| 10 | If the operative part could properly be controlled by the recitals , I think there would be much reason to say that the only thing contemplated by the recitals was giving time for payment , without any relinquishment , on the part of the judgment creditor , of any portion of the amount recoverable ( whether for principal or for interest ) under the judgment . |
| 11 | However , in April 1989 an advisory teacher attached to the Primary Division was given responsibility for ‘ parents and community ’ along with her existing workload . |