Example sentences of "[conj] they [modal v] [be] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they have to find their way into the international financial system , where they can be given a veneer of legality . |
| 2 | Howard re-iterated his demands for the Nez Perce to settle at Lapwai , but said that they would be given hunting and fishing passes for the Imnaha valley . |
| 3 | Saddam Hussein delivered a speech on March 26 at the ceremony to swear in the new Council of Ministers in which he acknowledged that the forthcoming period would be a difficult one for the new ministers ; he said that they would be given between four and six months to demonstrate whether or not they were capable of doing their job properly . |
| 4 | In February 1989 the proposed new terms and conditions were outlined by letter to staff and , after subsequent fruitless negotiations with the unions , in April 1989 a notice was sent informing the employees that the changes would be discussed with them , that they would be given a reasonable time to consider the new contracts and that they would be dismissed if they did not accept them . |
| 5 | There have been suggestions that they might be given state funding , or that some RCD members in the Chamber of Deputies might resign to allow the other parties a look in . |
| 6 | But being a liberal-democracy also implies that the minorities must be given a chance to become a majority ; and that means , therefore , that they must be given a chance status and a means to convert the majority . |
| 7 | He therefore proposed that they should be given increased representation in Legislative Councils and that they should be admitted to the administrative services . |
| 8 | Managers are not themselves subject to these processes , and so in order to ensure that they carry out their duties efficiently , it is contended that they should be given the incentive of performance-linked pay . |
| 9 | Many pioneers of women 's education made it quite clear that they did not accept Emily Davies ' view that girls might be trained in the same way as boys , and argued that they should be given an opportunity , by way of , for example , domestic science classes , to prepare for the lives a majority of them would lead as wives and mothers . |
| 10 | We recognise why that is , and it is a perfectly reasonable requirement that they should be given that free school meal , but it is producing a rather sudden burden for education authorities which they are finding difficult to accommodate at present . |
| 11 | Both need our help , but the help that they should be given is by their own Government , by the full implementation of resolutions 706 and 712 . |
| 12 | It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art . |
| 13 | Hartlepool Council officials are to be given one last chance to persuade the government that they should be given a slice of its City Challenge cash . |
| 14 | Foreign oil workers have been assured by their Libyan employers that they will be given full freedom of movement . |
| 15 | The commission has already promised the chemical and other energy-intensive sectors that they will be given ‘ special treatment ’ — they will be asked to enter into voluntary agreements to cut energy consumption . |
| 16 | It tells disabled job applicants that they will be given fair consideration based on their ability . |
| 17 | Where the differences between the classes relates to financial entitlement , i.e to dividends and return of capital , the likelihood is that they will be given distinguishing names , though these may be no more informative than ‘ preference ’ and ‘ ordinary , ’ ( perhaps , in the case of the former , preceded by ‘ first ’ or ‘ second ’ where there are two classes of preference shares ) . |
| 18 | It is expected that the members of the team of consultants will be announced in May and that they will be given six months to complete the report , which will be published towards the end of the year . |
| 19 | And the assumption that they can be given is grounded on faith alone . |
| 20 | For this reason it is wise to keep a few in a bowl during the winter , so that they can be given a little warmth during early spring to encourage premature growth and shade the first flush of water discolouring algae , thus discouraging its growth . |
| 21 | ‘ The management executive is saying that some of that money can be spent on supplying condoms to GPs so they can be given to patients . ’ |
| 22 | Claims that the English tests had not been properly prepared were dismissed as being ‘ without any validity at all , ’ and he stressed the importance of the tests in identifying pupils with reading difficulties at an early age so they could be given extra help . |
| 23 | It is the view of many of the vets in the district , the R S P C A Inspectorate and other dog handling professionals , that dogs must have adequate natural exercise and they should be given the opportunity to run freely as frequently as possible . |
| 24 | And they should be given a helping hand : |
| 25 | To take part in the event , pensioners in Northern Ireland need to produce their Ulsterbus concession fare pass , when they are buying a rail or bus ticket to the Republic and they will be given a discount voucher booklet . |
| 26 | A number of female applicants have already applied for service , and they will be given special weapon training and share in other duties along with male members of the Irish Army Reserve . |
| 27 | It would be very carefully calculated and they 'd be given the right amount of the proteins that they could use to grow , because in the first years of life there 's very rapid growth and development is n't there ? |
| 28 | Stroud and Evans are waiting to hear if they 'll be given leave to appeal . |
| 29 | And if they could be given a a better appearance , then the the people who see them , the people who drive through on th main road , such as Road and Boulevard , they could see that the area is n't as run down as often the medium makes it out to be . |
| 30 | But it does not seem sensible to accept them unless they can be given rational sanction . |