Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision to press ahead with new builds on a large scale was based on Provincial 's conviction that it could reduce its losses if given the freedom to operate cost-effective diesel-mechanical rolling stock , allowing shorter but more frequent trains , than having to take on InterCity 's weary cast-off locos and hauled stock . |
| 2 | You see I get the impression that , that most of you more or less are willing to except all the bad things about cars because given at this particular hundred has sixty three car er , car or vehicle owners , you 'll put up with the danger and the pollution and er , er all the various bad side effects of the motor industry because weighing things up you 've got independence , you 've got freedom , you 've got shelter , a wardrobe , some where to carry the kids , is , would that be a correct estimate , is that , that , that is a general |
| 3 | This split barrier is an ideal solution for keeping out undesirables such as motorbikes while giving room for wheelchairs to pass through easily . |
| 4 | Crabs that live in areas where empty shells are scarce select relatively large shells when given a free choice , compared with crabs living where there is an abundance of empty shells . |
| 5 | The problem is how to preserve its advantages while giving the institutions concerned as much freedom of manoeuvre as possible . |
| 6 | The Jersey is certainly recognised in tropical countries as giving better results than other temperate breeds . |
| 7 | High dose oral mesalazine does not seem to be nephrotoxic in rats when given for four weeks but both rats and dogs develop renal papillary necrosis when fed high dose mesalazine for 6 to 12 months . |
| 8 | You could just work these movements as given and all would be well but it is always better to understand why you are working the method and what is happening . |
| 9 | unc Iteration on a column , beginning with co = e4 , yields successive columns as given in Table 1 . |
| 10 | This approach is based on the finding that intrapartum ampicillin significantly reduced neonatal group B streptococcal infections when given to carriers who had one or more additional risk factors . |
| 11 | Policy-makers and commentators in many countries of the world have often assumed that small farmers and peasants in mountainous and/or environmentally degraded areas will abandon their hillside plots if given other opportunities elsewhere , so that the state by various means can ease population pressure on steep slopes by encouraging or at least not inhibiting colonisation of new areas . |
| 12 | Ability to exchange gases while giving adequate thermal insulation |
| 13 | Unfortunately , all of these agonists have serious side-effects when given parenterally , and direct activators of PKC can be tumour promoters . |
| 14 | ( c ) Undertakings When giving an undertaking , remember that unless you make the contrary very clear you will be personally responsible for carrying out its terms if your client fails to do so — see the pronouncements of the Law Society published in the Law Society 's Gazette at various times over the years . |
| 15 | It is interesting to observe the behaviour of individuals when given a choice of conducting a piece of business in person or in writing . |
| 16 | The directors were unwilling to respond to questions unless given a number of assurances and on condition that a judicial type of inquiry was conducted . |
| 17 | In the same way , business executives or cabinet ministers may be making a hash of things while giving an outward appearance of calm confidence — Chancellor Norman Lamont springs to mind immediately . |
| 18 | The older generation can ask the most awkward questions whilst giving less offence than younger members , who may feel it incumbent upon themselves to appear more reticent in giving advice . |
| 19 | By rejecting the stance of positivist criminology and by taking criminal motivations as given , postclassical criminology shifts the question from what causes crime to what influences people in the direction of conformity . |
| 20 | It is shown in Appendix 7 that , for a cylinder holding one hundred records and with other conditions as given above , the average retrieval time for all the records in the file will be 0.78R , where R is the rotation time of the device . |
| 21 | This means that a child who is exposed to violent models may be less inclined to halt or inhibit aggressive actions when given the opportunity . |
| 22 | A rational player in a game can not be thought of as simply taking his rivals ' actions as given by some ad hoc assumption . |
| 23 | So the priest addresses God Wherefore also we thy servants , O Lord , and also thy holy people , in memory as well of the blessed passion of the same Christ , thy Son , our Lord , as of his resurrection from the dead , and also of his glorious ascension into the heavens do offer unto thy excellent majesty , of thine own gifts albeit given unto us , a pure , a holy , an undefiled sacrifice , the holy bread of eternal life , and the cup of everlasting salvation . |
| 24 | It sounded the sort of voice which might start offering gynaecological details if given half a chance . |
| 25 | Suspicious of voluntary admissions , social workers regarded court orders as giving them more control : yet the perverse outcome of more adversarial methods was to introduce an increased element of crisis . |
| 26 | SCREENS to shield child witnesses when giving evidence against adults they know and fear are to be installed at Darlington magistrates court . |
| 27 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 28 | it is easier to give relevant , but isolated , examples than to give more systematic and sustained descriptions and analyses ; and description is easier than discussing the principles underlying the examples . |
| 29 | Corporate funding , which rose to around £30m last year , has its part to play , irritating though it is when executives parade as great patrons while giving away their shareholders ' money . |
| 30 | Sir : Your otherwise sound leading article ( 'Private gifts for public arts ' , 11 October ) shot itself hypocritically in the foot in its last paragraph by expressing irritation with corporate executives who ‘ parade as great patrons while giving away their shareholders ’ money' . |