Example sentences of "is give [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 In answer I would draw your attention to the report from the Lakes in your April issue , where incidental mention is given to a climb named ‘ Blind Nigger ’ .
2 Their results did , however , confirm another effect evident in the original Kraemer and Roberts study — that the effects of a long retention interval can be very apparent when pre-exposure is given to a stimulus different from that used for conditioning and the test .
3 In these authorities the function of ‘ filling in ’ important works not ordered by the areas is given to a central resources unit , a team of professional librarians headed by the bibliographical services officer , with authority-wide responsibility for selecting published works of any importance .
4 Now , if a medicine is given to a healthy person and it causes them to produce a particular reaction , a set of symptoms , then these symptoms are the healing response that this particular medicine is capable of bringing about .
5 Pride of place is given to a Conestoga Wagon which dates back to the time the Mellons crossed the Appalachians .
6 A mantra is given to a trainee meditator when his teacher initiates him into TM during an eastern ritual .
7 So the media award is given to a person or organisation who has brought the subject into the public perception .
8 In conventional trials set up to assess the efficacy of a new drug , the drug is given to a group of patients suffering from a particular illness , and the effects are compared with those obtained in a matched group of patients given a dummy ( or placebo ) drug .
9 The Power of Attorney is given to a relative or solicitor to act as Attorney or donee , but this power ought to lapse if the donor is mentally incapacitated , and the Court of Protection should step in .
10 As such , the process is visible , and a central role in adjudication is given to a stranger .
11 At least one of those rights is given to a person who is not a member , that is to say , to the disappointed applicant for membership : see rules 7.23(44) and 7.23(1) ( b ) ( i ) .
12 At least one of those rights is given to a person who is not a member , that is to say , to the disappointed applicant for membership : see rules 7.23(44) and 7.23(1) ( b ) ( i ) .
13 Where a preference is given to a person ‘ connected with the company , ’ the court is to presume that the company was so influenced unless the contrary is shown : subsection ( 6 ) .
14 ‘ I do n't think I have ever been so frightened in my life , ’ said Terrie ( who is given to a little hyperbole at times ) .
15 The broad principle that " where a power to make regulations is given to a public body by statute , no regulations made under it can abridge a right conferred by the statute itself " is too clear to need justification : R. v. Bird [ 1891 ] Q.B .
16 1 The prominence , expressed by means of stress or intonation , which is given to a syllable .
17 Perhaps predictably , many of these problems are concerned with the label that is given to a subject in an alphabetical index .
18 In the field of Religious Studies attention is given to a Theology of Religion in which there is offered a positive and critical evaluation of basic religious concepts and truth-claims in different world religions .
19 A photograph ( or picture ) is given to a group(s) .
20 It 's an introduction cos this is given to a member of staff and he says the first the question is can develop and train all staff .
21 ( 5 ) Discretionary management or merely broker/dealing : Greater protection is given to a customer whose assets are managed on a discretionary basis than where the customer is consulted and authorises ( or initiates ) each transaction .
22 Pride of place is given to a piece of Henry VIIth 's standard at the Battle of Bosworth carried by Sir Robert Harcourt .
23 For example , cutting a strong onion can produce runny nose , sore throat and stinging eyes , so a homoeopathic remedy made from onion is given to a patient with a cold and bad throat .
24 If land is given to an infant by will or conveyed to him on an intestacy the legal estate vests in the representatives of the deceased who hold it in trust for the infant .
25 In presenting an inside account of social order on the terraces and in the classroom attention is given to an elaboration of the social structures existing among young fans and trouble-makers and the role positions available to members .
26 It is small wonder that the impression is given of a society drifting obsessively into ever more excessive sexual thinking .
27 In Fig 36 an example is given of a holding pattern that has been completed in a time of 4 mins 28 secs .
28 The GMC must face the issue of alternative allergy practice , particularly when a diagnosis is given of an illness which conventional doctors believe does not exist and when potentially dangerous dubious substances are injected .
29 In a case study by Turner ( 1987 ) an account is given of an inspection which was to have built upon a self-evaluation , with the latter acting as an initial ground clearing and the provision of information .
30 You need to ask not only whether the actual care is specifically designed for that individual , but also whether it is given at a time that is chosen to suit the person , and possibly family and friends who may be involved .
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