Example sentences of "[conj] it give [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 Ackroyd pastiches Dickens in form rather than style — which is to say that this book is very long , Dickensianly long ( the main text signs off at page 1084 , where it gives way to a fat coda of source notes , bibliography and index ) .
2 As he rushes hither and thither , his note-books become crammed with an amazing collection of miscellaneous information which is so diverse and uneven that it gives colour to and so in a way explains Robert Lowie 's famous definition of culture as a ‘ thing of shreds and patches ’ .
3 The idea that the rest of creation is here for our benefit makes no sense biologically , but the idea is so widespread in society and so deeply ingrained in our approach to life , that it gives rise to an arrogant and destructive ‘ hubris ’ .
4 The problem of mental disorder is a considerable one , both numerically and in the range of needs that it gives rise to .
5 The motion of the ions and electrons in the sheet is such that it gives rise to a net current around Jupiter .
6 Throughout the book , Petrey argues that Austin 's work is of huge importance and that it gives rise to significant insights when applied to the study of literature .
7 Yes , certainly , because I think that it gives depth to life .
8 The major attraction of a fully-fledged GIS is that it gives access to large volumes of cartographic and attribute data which can be manipulated according to the needs of the user and the flexibility of the system software .
9 From the mid-1640s , the celebration of Christmas was forbidden , Puritans arguing both that the festival was pagan in origin and also that it gave licence to ‘ carnal and sensual delights ’ .
10 This hypothetical test was preferred on the grounds that it gave rise to less uncertainty , and avoided the possibility of the court acting on the basis of hindsight .
11 Len 's mining area the Rhondda now has no pits , when once it gave work to a hundred thousand men .
12 The East End once boasted the biggest brewery in the world , and it gave birth to some of the most famous names in British brewing history .
13 This ‘ instinctive revulsion from regulation ’ is the foundation of his libertarian heritage and it gives rise to a particular vision of how broadcasting should develop and what its purposes should be .
14 And it gives support to the idea that treating the colic is important , because the children in the study all had serious health problems as a result of their sensitivity to milk — problems that might have been avoided if they had been taken off cow 's milk at an earlier age .
15 This is known as ‘ renunciation ’ , and it gives victory to the opponent .
16 Labour 's apparent shift towards PR to woo the Liberals , Ashdown 's insistence that he would allow a government to function only if it gave way to PR , all seemed to point to a deal being hatched up behind the backs of the voters to secure power for the opposition parties .
17 Yet completeness is worth nothing , if it gives admittance to a crowd of lies .
18 However , it seems that such a provision can not be a contractual promise , and will only be effective if it gives rise to an estoppel ; it therefore will not exclude the implied term of fitness for purpose unless the seller believes it and relies on it ( Lowe v Lombank [ 1960 ] 1 All ER 611 ) .
19 How this might be reconciled with the terms of the Maastricht text goes beyond the scope of this article , but it gives rise to the thought that it might even be legitimate for the Community ( given the political will ) to legislate in this area using the general power of Article 235 of the EEC Treaty , which allows the Council , in the absence of more specific powers , to enact legislation which is necessary to achieve the objectives of the Community .
20 The problem is overcome , at least partially , by using money as the unit of measurement — this greatly simplifies the adding up , but it gives rise to the problem of distinguishing between real and nominal values .
21 Civil-rights activists were appalled by the new brutality of the police , but it gave courage to ordinary people to become informers .
22 This will not be the case , however , if the non-UK office deals only with customers outside the UK , or executes transactions only outside the UK for a customer in the UK unless it gives advice to the customer .
23 Does my right hon. Friend agree that the encouragement of savings is important not simply because it gives security to the saver but because it provides funds for investment in the future of our country ?
24 The deal , which involves sharing the costs of catering and maintenance at both Zaventem airport in Brussels and Paris , is attractive because it gives access to slots at Brussels airport , seen as a future hub for travel to 70 cities around Europe .
25 This entire area is n't actually part of the tower ; while it gives access to the top floor , the landing and the stairs beyond are a portal which exists in an alternate space .
26 However , it remains an open question whether the dust continues beyond about 100 metres , becoming fully compacted rock at 10 to 20 km , or whether it gives way to broken rock somewhere not far beyond 100 metres depth .
27 Although community care year one is meant to be ‘ steady state ’ , there are bound to be plenty of bumps along the way before it gives way to the managerially more predictable , through financially harsher , 1994–5 .
28 That question can be left for a future occasion when it gives rise to a live issue .
29 The final chapter is not entirely appropriate for a graduating RGN , as it gives advice to the graduating Canadian student nurse on job seeking , leadership and professional development .
30 I also like the pure white gesso primer as it gives luminosity to my colours .
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