Example sentences of "given a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One problem will undoubtedly be the growing demands of the European Parliament , backed by Chancellor Kohl and President Mitterrand , to be given a bigger say with the Council of Ministers in setting broad Community economic objectives and in holding a future EC central bank to account . |
| 2 | Parents have been given a bigger role than ever before . |
| 3 | In an open letter to the government , 72 senior expatriate scientists representing Britain 's ‘ brain drain ’ gave warning of severe economic and social consequences unless scientific research was given a higher priority . |
| 4 | From the mid-1970s , the Docklands were given equal priority with the new towns ; after 1977 they were given a higher status . |
| 5 | Liqueurs or fortified wines such as port and sherry are given a higher alcohol level ( 15.5% upwards ) by adding grape spirit during or after fermentation . |
| 6 | That it was the wrong remedy was discovered later when he was given a higher potency which helped the eczema but made the asthma worse . |
| 7 | Not only is the relation in the latter between Homeric ‘ myth ’ and modern novel one of irony and transformation ; in it the ‘ myth ’ , oddly enough , is given a higher and more assured status as something less sophisticated , more archetypal , closer to the holy and the divine . |
| 8 | A further complicating factor is that English interference in BSL occurs at times under the guise of improving the English skills of deaf people , so that the interlanguage ( a variable form of signed English ) may be given a higher status than the original language . |
| 9 | Depending on the particular dimension being measured , the degree of agreement may be given a higher weighting and that of disagreement a lower one . |
| 10 | The Council 's longstanding interest in the Scottish Steel Industry was given a higher priority by the decision of British Steel to close the hot strip mill at Ravenscraig in early 1991 and the indications were that the rest of Ravenscraig would cease operations in 1994 . |
| 11 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 12 | They 've been given a better education , a longer and healthier life and higher expectations , but no future . |
| 13 | The deal also meant that Kylie could be given a better than average contract , he revealed in Business Review Weekly . |
| 14 | NO HORSE was ever given a better or more fitting name than Nijinsky and few have paid their namesake more graceful compliments . |
| 15 | But given a better switch and pots , and a beefier bridge pickup , old blue would n't fall far short of the maximum . |
| 16 | Having won the Cabinet 's acceptance ofthe economic strategy , she has been more concerned with implementation and this appears to have given a greater role to her Policy Unit , members of ‘ think tanks ’ , and ad hoc groups of officials , advisers , and ministers . |
| 17 | An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege . |
| 18 | During the summit , Heads of Government will decide whether the European regions should be given a greater role in decision making in the Community . |
| 19 | Market forces would over the next five years be given a greater role so as to boost production and secure an average growth rate of 5 per cent ( against 3.2 per cent during the 1980s ) . |
| 20 | In Germany , too , pressures for the Reichstag to be given a greater say in the conduct of foreign policy could be felt . |
| 21 | There are a considerable number of Labour Party members sitting in this Council Chamber who have given a greater financial contribution than they ever expected to make because was Treasurer . |
| 22 | BATTLE of the Atlantic veteran and Garston MP Eddie Loyden should have been given a greater role in the recent commemorations . |
| 23 | THE new speciality paint buyer for DIY giant B&Q , the largest customer of International Retail , was given a greater insight into the Courtaulds Coatings business during a tour of the Felling , UK , plant . |
| 24 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
| 25 | About 1850 trees of the Orange Pippin were given a wider distribution by Charles Turner , of the Royal Nurseries , Slough , and the fruit soon began to attract attention . |
| 26 | Lamont was given a lower profile for the second week — prompting a Neil Kinnock joke that he was only allowed out at night . |
| 27 | Stockbroker UBS Phillips & Drew , looking for £530m against £417m pre-tax , says 1991–92 was not an easy year for the group but believes the current year will be better , given a lower wage award and more stabilised sales . |
| 28 | It has been shown that 10 per cent of the 400 people interviewed in Birmingham had given a lower age to gain admission to Britain , and now can not gain a pension at the proper time ( Bhalla and Blakemore , 1981 ) . |
| 29 | The DIY was given a lower priority from then on but , even when they were working on the house , the mood changed enormously . |
| 30 | However , given a lower tolerance and consequent lower recommended intake , the same health benefits apply to moderate female drinking as do for men . |