Example sentences of "can [be] given a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the learning rule can be given a firmer foundation . |
| 2 | can be given a new and believable meaning , provided that this troublesome word ‘ god ’ and all its variations can be refined and enriched to embrace all those manifestations of good , whether from evolution or civilisation , that have emerged since the beginning of life and . |
| 3 | Old furniture and junk-shop finds can be given a new lease of life with a little tender loving care and a certain amount of practical know-how . |
| 4 | Each of these forms , or intensities , can be given a separate name , but they all belong to the same basic message : ‘ Clear off , or I will attack you . ’ |
| 5 | Lombard 's Pictures may lack the last degree of individual characterisation , but at budget price this version can be given a warm welcome . |
| 6 | Before the concrete sets , the surface can be given a final smooth in a number of ways . |
| 7 | On the contrary , it can be given a sharp , stressful edge by writing in such a way that the usual triadic structure is partly or totally demolished . |
| 8 | The entire period-doubling cascade can be given a similar interpretation . |
| 9 | While it is important to know that your sample size is big enough for safe conclusions to be drawn ( that effects are ‘ statistically significant ’ ) , this is secondary in comparison with the issue of whether a relationship can be given a causal interpretation or is merely the spurious result of the operation of third factors ; the relationship between the number of fire engines and the amount of damage caused could be derived from a sample size of ten thousand and still utterly mislead if taken at face value . |
| 10 | Even a garden of very modest size can be given a cottage-garden look with this kind of focal point . |
| 11 | Obviously , the regiment must include a standard bearer before it can be given a magic standard . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | these factors can be assigned weightings , in line with their relative importance , so that a potential customer 's answers to each question on the proposal form can be given a numerical score . |
| 14 | But Galloway concluded from his study of procedures in Sheffield that prosecution will often be of little value , unless parents can be given a positive reason for insisting on their child 's attendance at school . |
| 15 | An accompanying person can be given a complimentary ticket for the screenings . |