Example sentences of "[noun sg] be given [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those in the last category are given least priority , though that does not mean they are never funded . ’ |
| 2 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 3 | In addition government control of the media ensured that the opposition 's campaign was given little coverage . |
| 4 | THE Littlewoods Cup holders Nottingham Forest were given another home draw in the quarter-finals , with Tottenham the visitors in the potential tie of the round if they can overcome Tranmere in a replay at home next week , writes Ian Ridley . |
| 5 | Mitigation can be provided for the defendant if evidence is given that bits of string or sticky tape showed where ‘ L ’ plates had been fitted . |
| 6 | I had n't long been back from my honeymoon when my new wife was given another fright . |
| 7 | There was an immediate inquiry at which evidence was given that Hunt had been running when the race was stopped , but not really racing . |
| 8 | In the event , by the intervention of the umpire , Norrish was given enough room after two minutes to grasp the stream and she held on to her advantage with great skill until Oxford were clear and the race was won . |
| 9 | These efforts by the government were given more force through the White Paper Better Schools , which outlined the aims that had been emerging through the previous documents . |
| 10 | If the centre was given some notice of the team 's arrival , and if the team were lead by a SCOTVEC officer , then not only would the profile of subject assessment be raised but the centre could use the presence of so many SCOTVEC staff in a positive way for staff development purposes . |
| 11 | Is a specialist required or should general potential be given more weight ? |
| 12 | Findings of successful residential care were given little attention . |
| 13 | For this reason , some basic ophthalmic information is given that will , it is hoped , clarify the cause of some of the problems that visually handicapped pupils can face . |
| 14 | The ITN version suggests that the pickets are still largely to blame for the violence , but the police contribution to disorder is given more emphasis than in the BBC 's bulletin . |
| 15 | The Alice Stanley Jaye Award is given each year in recognition of outstanding services to animal welfare . |
| 16 | This is the Citizen 's Charter in action and we have no objection to the public being given more information . |
| 17 | The addition to the present procedure of a requirement that the prisoner be given this information , and thereafter be entitled to make written representations before his tariff is set , would in my opinion satisfy Lord Reid 's test in Wiseman v. Borneman [ 1971 ] A.C. 297 , 308 . |
| 18 | The modern janitor is given that title for having the keys to all doors in a building . |
| 19 | The financial system was given more freedom than before , but that made it an even more ruthless broadcaster of economic frailties . |
| 20 | Again this system is aimed at limiting disasters if the tank is given less attention than some others . |
| 21 | It is important to begin with this sense of perspective , lest the impression be given that politics exists only for the benefit of those who practise it — a kind of hobby ( or , better still , paid profession ) for an educated élite who compete among themselves for the ‘ prize ’ of being on the winning side that forms the next government . |
| 22 | In such a case the impression is given that Jesus is , as it were on his own , and with no reference needing to be made to the other persons of the trinity , God . |
| 23 | The palliative of the PACA was given more importance as a piece of social engineering than its reception by the street kids warranted . |