Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] give " in BNC.

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1 Though the down side of uninsured loss recovery work is undoubtedly the proscribed costs where there is no personal injury element , a commitment to computerisation can mitigate the effects of that on the practice while giving the personal injury department a substantial boost .
2 The council will take a number of factors into account when making up its mind whether to give a development the go-ahead .
3 Do you wake up regularly to a deafening snore and feel there is no alternative but to give your partner a hefty prod ?
4 A four-letter word was among his offerings and the official had no alternative but to give him a warning for verbal abuse .
5 The taxpayer , however , contended that , on a literal reading , its meaning was clear and unambiguous and accordingly there was no alternative but to give effect to the express statutory language .
6 For this reason some women have no alternative but to give up one or more of these roles following the birth of their child .
7 The 29-country coalition as given on Feb. 21 by the US embassy in London was , in addition to the USA , as follows :
8 The government 's objective is to maximize the sum of farmers ' producer surplus r , the dominant firms ' profits and government revenue as given by : where t is the level of the tariff .
9 This would not necessarily occur for the risk ratings since these may have been initially quite high because of the drivers ’ unfamiliarity with the car when giving the first ratings .
10 I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right .
11 Both of them take the present sexual division of labour as given and understand that this has important implications for women in their search for an income .
12 Even if we find it difficult to imagine the strength of feeling behind this ambivalence , most of us can recall or visualize the ambivalence in a parent 's action when given a ‘ friendly cuff ’ , or when threatened with a poised hand and a laughing voice .
13 Very sensitive patients who quickly become over stimulated by or prove the remedy when given in the standard dose can reduce it , next time , by diluting a teaspoonful from the first glass in a second glass of water thus reducing the dose by a factor of about 20 for each glass used .
14 Whether you see jumble as giving or refuse disposal , the fact is that it makes up a significant part of the income of small local organisations .
15 When two potentially toxic agents are coadministered the resultant toxicity may be greater than that observed with either agent when given alone .
16 Mrs. Mallett , the typist from the general office , had brought her knitting to work and fortified by an unshakeable alibi — she had sat between the postmistress and Mr. Mason from the general store at the village concert — and with something to occupy her hands , sat clicking away with understandable if irritating complacency until given the order of release .
17 It possesses a large number of small but very sharp teeth and can inflict a painful bite if given half a chance .
18 It allows you flexibility while giving the work a strong sense of purpose and direction .
19 He took a surly , sullen and arrogant attitude while giving his evidence .
20 There is a specific product which has falling average costs throughout the relevant output range as given by demand .
21 ‘ It was traditional in China for those in authority to face south when giving an audience .
22 At this output Q ' ; the marginal social cost exceeds the marginal social benefit as given by the height of the demand curve DD .
23 The vertical distance between the marginal social cost MSC and the marginal social benefit as given by DD shows the marginal social loss of producing the last output unit .
24 April : Robert Polhill ( US ) , Frank Reed ( US ) , Fernand Houtekens ( Belgian ) , Jacqueline Valente ( French ) , Sophie-Liberté Valente ( French ) [ see p. 37391 ; the last three were released by representatives of the Revolutionary Council of Fatah , not by the Fatah Revolutionary Council as given on that page ] ; August : Emanuel Christen ( Swiss ) , Elio Erriquez ( Swiss ) , Brian Keenan ( Irish-British ) [ see p. 37768 ] ; October : 40 Shia Moslem " hostages " from Khiyam prison , southern Lebanon [ see p. 37793 ] .
25 Erm yeah I certainly would encourage you down that path Miss Whittaker that if it helps , I do n't know whether you 've got all the documents , but in our our submissions to the county we suggested that if E two has to survive erm and to add the words , sorry , exactly as you started the sentence but finishing that the exceptions were areas of the sites allocated for development in local plans , it would seem to me to make it absolutely clear what the freedom of local interpretation was in the statutory plan process whilst giving the county the the that it wanted on all the other areas of the county .
26 Of the 22 patients assigned to dietary treatment , nine ( 41% ) could not tolerate elemental diet whether given orally or nasogastrically .
27 ( g ) The notes are also useful for the preparation of any report on title that may be required for your client 's bank , building society or other mortgagee , the form of which sometimes requires you to state the last purchase price , etc. ( h ) Your notes on title will help you deal with any possible requisitions by the Land Registry and will also indicate at a glance deeds containing restrictive covenants , easements or plans , which should be retained after registration as giving fuller information and exact wording on matters of possible dispute .
28 Although highly effective for rapid rehydration when given by mouth , standard glucose electrolyte ORS do not reduce the volume or duration of the diarrhoea and may actually increase stool volumes .
29 But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant .
30 I am not writing to discuss the subject of inflation although give a soap-box to stand on I could go on for ever .
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