Example sentences of "[verb] [been] give [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It seems to me a matter of the highest possible importance that where a quasi-judicial function is being exercised , under such circumstances as it had to be exercised here , with the result of depriving people of their property , especially if it is done without compensation , the persons concerned should be satisfied that nothing unfair has been done in the matter , and that ex parte statements have not been heard before the decision has been given without any chance for the person concerned to refute those statements .
2 Interferon has been given for 24 weeks or longer in a few , mainly Mediterranean , studies ( response rates 26% to 70% ) .
3 In syllabuses produced to date , only perfunctory attention has been given to cross-curricular themes .
4 More recently , it has been shown that the aim of preservation has been somewhat relaxed , and some attention has been given to non-agricultural uses of green belts , particularly for recreation ( Hebbert and Gault 1978 ) .
5 It helps the organisation to anticipate and minimise difficulties , especially in potentially complex situations , by ensuring that careful consideration has been given to alternative courses of action .
6 Attention has been given to such topics as the marking of subjects for gender , the differential achievements of boys and girls , and the poor performance of secondary school girls in mathematics .
7 The task of introducing TQM has been given to former Group Training Manager , Bob Rae , who was promoted to General Manager , Quality Development in January .
8 A WARM welcome to the diocese has been given to two priests .
9 While accepting the need for the United Kingdom to have the protection of a strategic nuclear deterrent for the foreseeable future , may I ask the Secretary of State whether , as a result of his recent conversations with his French counterpart and the agreement reached at Maastricht , consideration has been given to greater co-operation in strategic nuclear matters with France ?
10 Help has been given to outside organizations such as professional bodies wishing to publicize associate membership to undergraduates , to foreign consulates with scholarships on offer to nationals , etc .
11 Much good publicity has been given to five areas of Britain that badly need it .
12 Much less attention has been given to smooth-fronted waves of finite duration .
13 any liability , injury , loss or damage arising outside the United Kingdom unless notification has been given to General Accident and an International Motor Insurance Card ( Green Card ) issued .
14 Little mention has been given to moral education , social and personal development , political understanding and economic awareness ( much beloved of Keith Joseph ) .
15 The power of local education authorities has been reduced whilst additional power has been given to central government and the revised and highly decentralised governing bodies of schools and colleges .
16 As part of a comprehensive training programme that has touched the Le Havre company from top to toe , special emphasis has been given to improving motivation .
17 However , deciding whether a particular consideration is relevant , whether a particular object is within the allowable range , whether an adequate hearing has been given to interested parties , and whether the reasons ultimately provided are sufficient , are all factors which can encroach indirectly on the merits .
18 Too little attention has been given to pragmatic factors , many of which Donaldson drew to our attention with notions such as human sense as well as her analysis of the contextual factors which operate to hinder the child 's grasp of intended meanings .
19 It is not concerned with the question whether proper weight has been given to those factors .
20 Most attention in the past , however , has been given to residential differentiation within urban areas , whereas the current trends are operating on a much broader canvas , such that young school leavers are drawn to London from all over Britain , older people retire to remoter rural areas where they previously enjoyed holidays , and young married couples move not just to the suburbs but to smaller cities and towns situated at considerable distance from the major urban centres .
21 I am also disappointed at the amount that has been given to Scottish Homes for housing .
22 No convincing answer has been given to this criticism ; all that is offered is the general argument in favour of a specialized division of the profession which is free from hour to hour to engage in advocacy and other specialist work .
23 Less publicity has been given to this gas than to carbon dioxide .
24 But little serious thought has been given to this problem .
25 Similarly , by re-using salvaged beams and columns to ‘ frame ’ the atrium , a character has been given to this space which is evocative of the interior of the original building , yet does not mock its new use .
26 ‘ In one borough the care management role working with clients between 16 and 60 has been given to occupational therapists , while in another you are eligible if you are a community nurse , occupational therapist , or a social worker . ’
27 The mountain of footwear has been given to Middlesbrough-based Convoy Aid Romania by a businessman in Bristol .
28 Also , at the Palmira Works , free training has been given to local fire brigades on how to manage emergencies involving hazardous materials .
29 A lot of encouragement has been given in recent years to the idea of increasing one 's roses by making cuttings — almost proposing it seems , that it is a way of avoiding the cost of buying new plants .
30 Much thinking has been given in recent years to the use of instruments as well as voices in worship .
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