Example sentences of "can [adv] be given a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the current boom in interest in opera , though , this disc enters a very competitive field indeed and so , once again , can only be given a general recommendation . |
| 2 | Such is the fluid nature of the Hindu syncretism that the unifying power behind the gods can not be given a single name . |
| 3 | Illiterate people can not be given a questionnaire , though they may , of course , be interviewed . |
| 4 | They may define positions that have often been repeated , but they can not be given a timeless quality . |
| 5 | In other words , his argument might be seen as an attempt to confront the common sense with the disconcerting fact that references to what are assumed to be numerically identical spatio-temporal particulars inhabiting an objective world " out there " can not be given a satisfactory justification , and consequently that one can not claim with certainty that such particulars represent the basic material of which the world is made up . |
| 6 | Here thoughts about Lucy and about gems are active together and can not be given a satisfactory literal translation describing exactly the degree of similarity between Lucy and a gem . |
| 7 | It means that lambs which have lost their parents , for reasons such as sheep worrying by dogs , can quickly be given a new mother . |
| 8 | The art of outlining and defining soft furnishings is usually associated with traditional-style interiors , but many brightly coloured modern fabrics can also be given a stylish lift with the wide range of trimmings that are available today . |
| 9 | Variables declared i programs of the final type ( VAR x:P ) can never be given a " proper " value ( since they are neither input to nor assigned to ) . |