Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun sg] [be] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rather different picture is given by another longitudinal survey of the unemployed , the DHSS 's Cohort Study . |
| 2 | A rather different view is given by Stiglitz ( 1985 ) : " There are systematic biases associated with each of the control mechanisms … , ( p. 146 ) . |
| 3 | Enthusiasts were less surprised that much of that investment went sour through design faults and technical failures , and grieved that so little thought was given to the simple , old fashioned matter of looking out , the deprivation of forward and backward view that had encouraged so much travel on the first generation of multiple units allegedly being due to the unions not liking the public seeing their men at work . |
| 4 | Thus what is interesting about the women 's magazines in England during the first years of the twentieth century is not the content of the advice given on child rearing , but the fact that so little advice is given at all ; sometimes , from one year to the next , children are barely mentioned save for the occasional appealing illustrations , the pattern for a christening bonnet or the recipe for a nursery pudding . |
| 5 | It remains something of a surprise that at a time when conserving species diversity is valued so highly , so little priority is given to listing the basics of what species there are to be conserved or lost . |
| 6 | R. S. 's historical roots were in London and so careful consideration was given to remaining there . |
| 7 | It may appear contradictory , at a time when so much emphasis is given to restructuring business/education liaison around the notion of local solutions to local problems , for the Teacher Placement Service to retain a national project team comprising project director and regional managers . |
| 8 | In spite of so much time being given to singing , many children also learn at least one musical instrument and all of them play their full part in the varied life of the school . |
| 9 | Much better reduction is given by the lexical check of candidate strings compared with the n-gram results . |
| 10 | In the regions much more emphasis was given to MPs contributions to debates , averaging about a third of the total coverage . |
| 11 | The chapter on pain assessment , for example , concentrates mainly on the physical aspects of care , detailing much of the doctor 's role as it exists in this country , and only one page is given to health assessment — arguably the most important area for nurses in the UK . |
| 12 | Much thinner coating was given to columns , capitals and other decorative features . |
| 13 | The nearest precedent — which dates from the 30s — involved an incident of non-consensual heterosexual spanking in which only academic consideration was given to the effect which consent might have had . |
| 14 | Whilst millions of words were written on pricing policies and capital finance in nationalised industries , little serious thought was given to the economic relationships between the two sectors of the economy or to those between government and industry generally . |
| 15 | What is surprising is how very generously this co-operation is given in many cases . |
| 16 | Thus press-released information is given to analysts enabling calculations to be made of how the required change would affect a company 's results . |
| 17 | More detailed guidance was given about what should be included under this heading , and a minimum disclosure requirement proposed . |
| 18 | More detailed information is given in the series of Handbooks on the Regional Geology of Great Britain and Northern Ireland published by HMSO for the British Geological Survey . |
| 19 | A far more valuable scheme was given by Dickson ( 1965 , 1966 ) which in one operation differentiates between ferroan phases in calcites and dolomites , and is capable of revealing subtle growth zones in cement crystals . |
| 20 | We will not tolerate the present level of racial harassment and attacks , and will ensure that more effective protection is given to vulnerable groups . |
| 21 | A more reasonable figure is given by comparing distortion with total power , i.e. with fundamental plus distortion . |
| 22 | The more general case is given by replacing ‘ heat ’ by ‘ the component with higher diffusivity ’ and ‘ salt ’ by ‘ the component with lower diffusivity ’ . |
| 23 | The reasons for not pursuing a more radical course were given by the government as the increased burden of compliance placed on companies , the absence of clear criteria for what constitutes an abuse of market power giving rise to uncertainty for business ( and the possible consequent ‘ chilling effect ’ on competitive behaviour ) , and the suggestion that a prohibition system would bite on fewer market situations than present legislation . |
| 24 | A more recent re-statement is given in the judgment of Lord Morris of Borth-y-gest in Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Harper 's Garage ( Stourport ) Ltd [ 1968 ] AC 269 : In general , the law recognises that there is freedom to enter into any contract that can lawfully be made . |
| 25 | Reasonably careful consideration was given to cabinet appointments , and appointments at the sub-cabinet level were also subject to vetting , but responsibility for selecting the remaining 2,000 political appointees was delegated to cabinet members . |
| 26 | Advice of a similarly cautious nature is given in the United States and Canada . |
| 27 | To argue now for its prioritization means no more than demanding as much attention be given to it as there is to street crimes . |
| 28 | Buckets : Often little thought is given to these humble items but the demands of the food industries are extreme . |
| 29 | The next chapter covers the synthesis of peptides , with roughly equal weight being given to the subjects of protecting groups and coupling procedures . |
| 30 | Yet far less emphasis was given to Blakemore 's denial , later in the article , that salubrious consequences affected the ethical justification of his experiments . |