Example sentences of "[be] offered the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 His view of the visible church , for example , was much wider than that of even Whitgift , as he appeared to argue that since Christ had died for all , all men and women — including Roman Catholics — were potentially part of the visible church , and as such should be offered the sacrament of the eucharist , if they were prepared to receive it in good faith .
2 Education officers believe the children would n't be offered the range of facilities and resources they need .
3 If the figures are more marginal then the Policyholder should be offered the possibility of a constructive total loss or the option of having the vessel repaired whereupon we would pay the insured value less the Policy Excess subject to proof being provided that the vessel has in fact been repaired .
4 In this event you will be offered the choice of an alternative holiday of at least comparable standard where available , or a full and prompt refund of any monies you have already paid .
5 If , in spite of treatment , the foetus is shown to be severely affected the woman may be offered the choice of terminating the pregnancy or undertaking a further course of treatment to help prevent more damage .
6 At present , only shareholders may be offered the choice .
7 Although it is unlikely , if we are forced to cancel your holiday arrangements we will inform you as soon as possible and you will be offered the choice of an alternative holiday of at least comparable standard , if available , or a refund of all monies paid .
8 Mr. Davies : Will the Minister confirm that the Wrexham and East Denbighshire water company will not be offered the protection under the Water Bill that is available to the Welsh water authority ?
9 As an alternative , Palatine shareholders will be offered the opportunity to elect for cash in respect of all or part of their holding in Palatine ordinary shares .
10 If she had known that she would be offered the opportunity of fighting Finn all round the valley , she would never have planned her picnic .
11 To reflect this , the Consultative Paper proposed that such centres could be offered the opportunity to accept devolved responsibility for quality elements normally administered by SCOTVEC , provided that the internal quality systems in place were appropriate to each element for which devolved responsibility was being sought .
12 If cover for funding adequacy is to be offered the insurer will normally require an additional premium .
13 Asked if he had expected to be offered the position , Mr Powell told The Art Newspaper , ‘ I felt , on the basis of our discussions , that I was a serious candidate ’ .
14 If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " .
15 So most of the 750 or so who have emerged victorious from their motel weekend over the last decade are condemned , like the Ancient Mariner , to spend their lives trailing around the country , telling their tale to uninterested local Conservative worthies in the hope they 'll be offered the honour of fighting the seat .
16 Alternatively , they can be offered the chance to contribute to society economically , socially and culturally .
17 In the primary care sector of the NHS , general practitioners ( GPs ) with large practices are to be offered the chance to control their own budgets and to buy hospital services on behalf of their patients .
18 Users of Software AG 's Natural , Adabas and Network products will be offered the chance to take on UnixWare clients or possibly servers following the promise of support for Univel 's operating system as early as the end of this year .
19 Of the 16 at Stansted seven will be offered the chance to relocate , she said .
20 The winner will train at a top agency , have a camera test and then be offered the chance to sign up as a professional model .
21 Staff would be offered the chance to choose the hours they worked .
22 In a move designed to save on court time , the Scottish Office yesterday confirmed that from 1 April motorists will be offered the chance to accept a fixed penalty notice requiring the payment of a fine within 28 days .
23 Lindsay , who said that he had no idea he would be offered the job , pledged his support to Reilly , saying that he was ‘ firmly behind the decision to ask Malcolm to continue as he is obviously the best man for the job ’ .
24 Lindsay , who said that he had no idea he would be offered the job , pledged his support to Reilly , saying that he was ‘ firmly behind the decision to ask Malcolm to continue as he is obviously the best man for the job ’ .
25 Despite his utterances during the brief encounter with Toby , Dominic had actually been surprised to be offered the job .
26 In short , I was tremendously flattered to be offered the job .
27 He indicated that he still hoped that Mozart would be offered the post of organist there and hinted at some of the intrigue surrounding the appointment .
28 Shareholders will be offered the alternative of buying six new shares for every four held , at a price still to be set , or of taking three shares and three bonds with warrants making them convertible into shares at a later date .
29 Shareholders will be offered the alternative of buying six new shares for every four held , at a price still to be set , or else taking three shares and three bonds carrying warrants making them convertible into shares at a later date .
30 Although you have to be offered the deal , Sun could still lose some valuable people .
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