Example sentences of "and giving [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 This group produced a report discussing the discharges around the site and the extent of radiation exposures and giving estimates of the likely risks .
2 On the other hand , where a woman undergoes an operation for sterilisation which is negligently performed and she subsequently becomes pregnant she can recover damages in respect of the pain and suffering endured in carrying and giving birth to the child : Udale v Bloomsbury Area Health Authority [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 1098 .
3 I propose a new classification as follows : These categories have the advantage of including the more traditional elements while highlighting the egocentric nature of deixis ( the origo ) and giving prominence to the major deictic category , reference .
4 In El Salvador , the peace agreement ended a 60-year period of military dominance by forcing the colonels back into their barracks , and giving guarantees to the left that they could participate in electoral politics without being killed .
5 It is now known , however , that it is made up of basaltic rocks , derived indirectly from peridotite , and erupted by volcanic action along the ridge itself , building up the long submarine mountain range and giving rise to the relatively few volcanoes which poke their heads above sea level .
6 The senior nurse will ensure that the learner is checking and giving drugs in the correct way .
7 When this act was debated , many doubted whether it would achieve its dual purpose of curbing presidents and giving teeth to the constitutional war power of Congress .
8 Paintings erm have the power to take you back in time , I can look at a painting and remember something that 's happened yesterday or years and years ago and as a small child , looking at this painting I remembered as a small child seeing for the first time erm the sea dipping into er , sorry the sun dipping into , into the sea and being horrified I was convinced that the heat of the sun would boil the oceans and the world dry and it reminded me for an awful lot of my childhood and I 'm sure if I 'd seen this painting years ago it would of persuaded me otherwise , erm this is called In A Days Work Satisfaction in a days work , chosen not given , eating the laxed food , face turned to steer a sun , making cloth into a gown and giving colour to the side of a boat
9 In A Days Work , Satisfaction in a days work , chosen not given , eating the laxed food , face turned to steer a sun , making cloth into a gown and giving colour to the side of a boat erm we know come to a
10 When I got outside I found Mum in the yard , waving her arms about and giving directions to the neighbours whom she was organising for the party .
11 Frederick Starr calls the second and third principles " decentralization " ( which involved giving local officials more power but preserved the notion of bureaucratic or " ministerial " hegemony ) and " self-government " ( which meant introducing representative organs and giving non-bureaucrats in the provinces a larger say in the management of their affairs ) .
12 Provided that the purchaser did not have actual or constructive notice of the prior assignment at the time the asset sale agreement was completed , the purchaser is not prejudiced , if between completion and giving notice to the debtor , the purchaser discovers the existence of a prior assignment by the vendor ( see Mutual Life Assurance Society v Langley [ 1886 ] 32 Ch D 460 ) .
13 ‘ That the Dawson International Executive Share Option Scheme 1993 , the provisions of which are summarised in the Appendix to the letter to members of the Company dated 16th June 1993 , to be constituted by the Rules produced in draft to this meeting and for the purposes of identification initialled by the Chairman hereof , be and is hereby approved and the Directors be and are hereby authorised to do all acts and things which they may consider necessary or expedient for implementing and giving effect to the same including making such amendments to the Rules as may be necessary to gain the approval of the Inland Revenue . ’
14 Any quality assurance programme should encompass the concepts of effectiveness in achieving the benefits desired and efficiency in reaching and giving priority to the people for whom the service is intended ; it is also important to ensure that money is spent effectively and not expended on other less important areas of need .
15 So a company chairman earning $750,000 a year and giving $250,000 to the local orchestra would pay tax on only $500,000 .
16 It also indicated the slave trade as a peculiarly appropriate object upon which many evangelicals could exercise their benevolence since it constituted a burden of individual and national guilt and in its international character provided a way of extending and giving reality to the notion of mankind as a family .
17 Amelia McLean on the other hand , who was the movement 's lading spokeswoman — writing articles for suffragist papers and giving statements to the local press — married and left the trade shortly afterwards .
18 And giving aid to the people in Ethiopia .
19 In an action for recovery of land , any person in possession ( by himself or by his tenant ) and not named as a defendant may by leave be made a defendant on filing an ex parte application showing that he is in possession , by himself or by his tenant , and giving grounds for the application .
20 of Permutit explains how hard water is formed and elaborates upon the problems associated with hard water , tracing the history of water softening , and giving advice on the points to consider when buying a water softner .
21 On the one hand , the Conservatives offer more choice , emphasis on traditional three Rs teaching methods in primary schools and giving power to the parents .
22 showing an increasing ability to function collaboratively — eg involving others in a discussion ; listening to and giving weight to the opinions of others ; perceiving the relevance of contributions ; timing contributions ; adjusting and adapting to feedback ;
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