Example sentences of "be given to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a passage in Wittgenstein 's Philosophical Investigations in which he compares an answer that may be given to a philosophical question about someone else 's pain with an answer that may be given to a question about the meaning of ‘ It is 5 o'clock on the sun ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ How can he be a Copt and bring money to be given to a Moslem for the Moslem to use against the Copts ? ’ |
| 3 | In serious cases , consideration should be given to a brief period of suspension while the case is investigated and this suspension should be with pay . |
| 4 | It is the name that can be given to a historical construct . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ Edwards is the best support player in the game but it 's no use having him hanging about in the wings when the experience could be given to a younger player . |
| 6 | As always , proceeds will be given to a local charity . |
| 7 | Social workers may be involved in bargaining with carers over how much assistance can be given to an elderly person , and how much support from services may be required to make the situation manageable for them all . |
| 8 | So , for example , the practitioner has no guidance on the weight which will be given to an admissible ministerial statement that a situation is not covered by one clause but is covered by another that is in conflict with a construction based on textual examination of the legislation as a whole . |
| 9 | Says the PPA , ‘ Urgent attention needs to be given to an obvious and effective means of alleviating the crisis in daycare . ’ |
| 10 | The role of judge can not be left to the exchange prosecutors , but must be given to an independent adjudicator or tribunal . |