Example sentences of "giving a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The loss of height outbound is 1000ft in 6 minutes , giving a minimum rate of descent of 200ft/min . |
| 2 | Again , this pressure was resisted by the Study Group and the ensuing group of governmental experts , on the ground that whilst some provisions of the Convention would be appropriate to both types of lease , the primary function of the Convention was to recognize the particular financial nature of a finance lease by giving a substantial degree of immunity from suit to the lessor and transferring liability to the supplier . |
| 3 | You may be maintaining your profits more or less in line with inflation , and hence giving a spurious impression of growth . |
| 4 | Example 75 illustrates various ways of exploiting this kind of harmonic versatility : In ( a ) the accompaniment is in archaic-sounding fourths and fifths , giving a slight feeling of organum . |
| 5 | The Office of Fair Trading already looked into this in 1982 and offered a judgement giving a guarded acceptance of the closed shop . |
| 6 | With this information , the second colour mock-ups were produced , still lacking fine details but giving a good idea of the overall appearance of the final charts and the position of each species . |
| 7 | He looked across the table at Meryl , who was giving a good impression of hanging on to every word Lee said . |
| 8 | As the Frenchmen left their hiding place to head down to the shore they ran into several German patrols and , after giving a good account of themselves , were captured when they ran out of ammunition . |
| 9 | People in their sixties who are on their own are also beginning to move into such accommodation , giving a good mix of younger , able-bodied and older residents . |
| 10 | Pilot 's position , giving a good view of his seat inside the Escape Capsule . |
| 11 | Restoration of old cars is a way of life in this country , with many beautiful maintained Morris Minors , Ford Anglias and Triumph Heralds still to be seen bowling along the roads , so giving a new lease of life to old aeroplanes seems to come naturally . |
| 12 | The collapse of the communist regimes of eastern Europe prompted the formation of new regional groupings and alliances as well as giving a new lease of life to existing organizations which straddled the former east-west divide . |
| 13 | A shadow may lie across a surface , giving a sharp change of brightness ; such exceptions to the rules make the interpretation of images more difficult . ) |
| 14 | This is presumably the first in a series of large format paperbacks , with a fairly substantial text giving a concise summary of campaign history backed up by numerous black and white photographs from government sources ; and pages of coloured artwork mostly devoted to uniformed figures , with a few showing aircraft , armour and artillery . |
| 15 | American and Italian dishes giving a tremendous choice of pizzas , pastas , steaks and barbecues . |
| 16 | However , when she raised her head to look at him once more he hesitated , giving a preoccupied shake of his head before beginning to pace up and down the carpet in front of her . |
| 17 | There is , however , an irrefutable case for giving a greater degree of protection to fishermen resident in the Hebrides and the North of Scotland generally . |
| 18 | Access to national and local databases would greatly enhance the potential and validity of these projects by giving a greater selection of resources , variety of materials and methods of organization . |
| 19 | Two cameras , switched to give an almost negative image that enhances the metallic quality of the foliage ( and presaging the Dalek gunfire effect mentioned earlier ) , pan across the ashen forest in sweeping arcs , their pictures mixed together giving a greater impression of size to the dense , white foliage . |
| 20 | At the standard temperature of 25° C there are of H + ; ions per litre of pure water , giving a neutral pH of 7 . |
| 21 | That is , he can attribute beliefs , desires , intentions , and so forth in giving a simpler account of a complex matter . |
| 22 | Mr Hymas started by giving a personal view of the differences in character between the 80s and the 90s . |
| 23 | After a mega portage up the beach , camp was made high in the sand dunes , giving a spectacular view of the thundering surf . |
| 24 | The road ascends to Unterschachen ( 994m , 3,260ft ) , a climbing centre at the mouth of the Brunni valley gorge , giving a spectacular view of the towering Windgallen cliffs . |
| 25 | The taking of broad-spectrum antibiotics , pregnancy , and the oral contraceptive are the commonest causes of difficulty ; however the first two are not , or should not be , permanent , and it should be possible to eliminate thrush even if the pill is continued , by giving a prolonged course of treatment . |
| 26 | There was a fitted wardrobe , with a row of suits hanging in it , and drawers containing shirts , pyjamas , socks , handkerchiefs and underclothes — everything clean and ready , but giving a curious impression of not being in use . |
| 27 | The HCIMA Bibliography now renamed Current Awareness Bulletin of Hospitality Management , contains abstract from over 60 journals from the trade press giving a broad overview of development in the hospitality industry . |
| 28 | If we represent the dipole changes by arrows , as in Fig. 5.39 , it is clear that the two local modes can be combined in phase , giving a molecular mode of a 1 symmetry , or out of phase , giving a mode of b 2 symmetry . |
| 29 | I can remember seeing him on quite a poor peg on the River Trent at Winthorpe , giving a super display of distance stickfloat fishing , still one of the hardest techniques to master . |
| 30 | Internationally , this did no harm whatever , relieving as it did part of the burden on the social services , leaving prices unaffected and giving a better standard of living to existing residents and the newly-employed alike . |