Example sentences of "could be given [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was marketed under the name Distaval and the advertisements in 1961 indicated that it could be given with complete safety to pregnant women . |
| 2 | Since the railways and the cables alongside them carried most of the nation 's newspapers , letters , and long-distance oral messages , little stimulus could be given towards the social and ethnic unification of a country that was notorious for the gap between town and country living conditions . |
| 3 | The compound did not make animals sleep and very large doses could be given without causing death . |
| 4 | Shortly afterwards , the Ministry of Health suggested that birth control information could be given at maternal and child welfare centres on medical grounds . |
| 5 | And some could be given at either level ? |
| 6 | Many other examples could be given on such issues as the placements of children in care , behaviour problems and the family links experienced by children . |
| 7 | The greatest advantage , however , was that 8–10 weeks ' notice could be given of precise dates , venues and course programme . |
| 8 | Albert Tarr , who was unmarried and lived with his widowed mother at the tiny Devon village of East Anstey , was subsequently posthumously awarded the Carnegie Bronze Medal — at that time before the introduction of the George Medal , one of the highest possible civilian awards that could be given for acts of heroism and bravery . |
| 9 | Avice Cam deserved the highest honour that could be given for service to others . |
| 10 | Justification could be given for this assertion by describing Dickens 's view of the London working classes , then describing the view of one or more modern historians , then showing that the two views are significantly different to the extent that Dickens 's could be called incorrect . |
| 11 | A Crimestoppers cash reward could be given for any information . |
| 12 | If the presidency was given only a nominal role , for example , the Maronites would still hold the most honoured post in the country while more executive power could be given to the Sunni Muslim premier . |
| 13 | A spokesman said yesterday this was the earliest that details could be given to its workforce . |
| 14 | The House of Lords Select Committee recommended that the Article should be reinforced to ensure a more liberal interpretation so that financial support could be given to areas of particular conservation interest within the LFA . |
| 15 | In 1969 the calendar was revised so that greater emphasis could be given to the major festivals of the Christian year . |
| 16 | But there were differences as to how best the opportunity could be given to the young people . |
| 17 | Before the Second World War , there were , apart from those from the Royal Humane Society and Society for the Protection of Life from Fire , no appropriate awards that could be given to civilians who had performed outstanding or exceptional deeds of bravery ( the George Cross and George Medal were not instituted until World War II ) . |
| 18 | Consideration could be given to the provision of extras ( e.g. maid hire or a letting service ) on a supplementary charge basis . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The problem of conserving the noble land fund was the central preoccupation of a high-powered ministerial conference which Nicholas set up in 1897 to consider what further aid could be given to the nobility . |
| 21 | Individual registration forms could be given to the tour operator for completion by the guests en route to the hotel ; it is then a simple matter of handling the registration forms at reception on arrival . |
| 22 | Such criticism of American policy would be counter-productive ; the claims on the United States for economic and military assistance were so great that only a limited amount could be given to Korea . |
| 23 | And although it was always the hope that the county would continue to fund the project , and that every secondary school would eventually receive a grant of one sort or another , uncertainty meant that no guarantee could be given to disappointed schools as to their inclusion in a subsequent wave . |
| 24 | This information could be given to the members of the company as a separate statement . |
| 25 | But perhaps more thought could be given to assisting such people to buy homes of their own . |
| 26 | If the modern educational system was administered by a Dickensian Squeers constantly flagellating discalced pupils , theory could be neatly shelved and a pragmatic response could be given to the perceived problem . |
| 27 | I 'm very pleased to say that the union er involved had actually pursued the appeal even though the woman had died , and won the appeal posthumously so that the backdated pay could be given to the widower in that case . |
| 28 | I suggest that the best aid that could be given to East Timor would be an arms embargo on Indonesia until an independent United Nations inquiry has been held into the slaughter of many defenceless men , women and children by the Indonesian army . |
| 29 | Would not my right hon. Friend be insulting British farmers if he were to suggest that he should decimate the financial support available to them so that it could be given to M. Delors for use as a slush fund for so-called cohesion — a bribe to the countries of southern Europe ? |
| 30 | Its aim was to create a community in which assistance could be given to Russia , Poland and the three former Soviet Baltic states to transform themselves into free-market societies . |