Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] given to " in BNC.

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31 It was what she saw as the excessive time and attention given to the ‘ South Bank ’ theologians which she objected to most strongly , feeling that it would only be a matter of time before the Governors took action to alter the position .
32 I found myself tolerant of Ghanaian customs that I had previously criticized , like the enormous amount of time and attention given to funerals .
33 Full advantage will be taken of recent developments in networking and computer technology and attention given to issues of data base management and methodological problems of spatial analysis .
34 She believes that if patients and the purchasers who obtain medical care for them began to demand a better quality of front line service , then hospital managers would very quickly do something to improve the tasks undertaken by and supervision given to preregistration house officers .
35 Sometimes , learning materials will need to be presented in a different way , and emphasis given to particular aspects of learning , but an understanding of the pupil 's needs can clarify issues of curriculum access and special adaptations can be made for those pupils who have sight problems .
36 We are inclined to favour the arrangement we have given , however , for the sake of the added depth and breadth given to the melodic combination by the addition of the lower octave , and the pure brass tone-colour of the chords .
37 The anniversary of King George 's coronation , on 11 October , provided the occasion for great patriotic demonstrations , with at Newcastle , which might soon be in the front line , ‘ bonfires in several parts of the streets and beer given to the common people ’ .
38 Increasingly close scrutiny of discretionary expenditure and consideration given to alternative methods of achieving existing goals .
39 An object can be drawn initially as a two-dimensional view , with position and depth given to various surfaces and features later by working in another view .
40 the lift was inspected and instructions given to the Company that matters must be held in abeyance pending enquiries about the possibilities of increased traffic from the Nottingham coalfield to London in the event of the lift being put in order and a lift or wide locks being constructed at Watford .
41 The opposite view is expressed by Arthur Andersen , which would like to see the supervisory function of NEDs spelled out and encouragement given to experimentation with alternative forms of corporate governance , including two-tier boards .
42 In this paper the unfairness of this professional attitude is argued and encouragement given to the need for residential care to be seen as part of a continuum of services for children in care .
43 The usual route was through Pamplona , Logroño , Santo Domingo de la Calzada , Burgos , Frómista , León and Astorga ; bridges were constructed where necessary and information given to pilgrims to assist their journey , which generally took 14 days from Roncevaux in the Pyrenees .
44 Much of that worth depends , as it does for the teacher cited above , on recognition and status given to one 's work by others .
45 This was the support and affection given to Margaret by her family .
46 This now emerged in lectures and papers given to a variety of audiences , including doctors , teachers , social workers , and other members of the helping professions , as well as analysts .
47 The proprietors of Elmfield House , Jim and Edith Lillie , were initially a little apprehensive about opening their much restored and much-cared for home to the public — but they soon came to appreciate the friendship and interest given to them by their visitors from all over the world .
48 The energy and devotion given to making a living are remarkable .
49 But aid given to governments purely to buy strategic services , without any sensible economic conditions attached , merely keeps bad rulers in office .
50 Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) .
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