Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | R. S. 's historical roots were in London and so careful consideration was given to remaining there . |
| 3 | In the regions much more emphasis was given to MPs contributions to debates , averaging about a third of the total coverage . |
| 4 | Much thinner coating was given to columns , capitals and other decorative features . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | More detailed guidance was given about what should be included under this heading , and a minimum disclosure requirement proposed . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Yet far less emphasis was given to Blakemore 's denial , later in the article , that salubrious consequences affected the ethical justification of his experiments . |
| 12 | Help of a more immediately practical nature was given to Manan , a young pianist who was without a piano . |
| 13 | As in the earlier lecture , therefore , the most positive valuation was given to Aeschylus , while the harshest words of all were reserved for Socrates ' pupil Plato , who translated into paradoxically artistic form his master 's rationalistic distrust of instinct and instinctive art . |
| 14 | Worse than this , the consuming public was required to incur enormous hire-purchase debts which stimulated chronic inflation , while very low priority was given to ‘ unprofitable ’ public services such as education , housing and preserving the environment . |
| 15 | Secondly , despite Castells 's emphasis on imminent urban social movements , very little attention was given to the nature of human agency . |
| 16 | It goes on : ‘ Too little thought was given to the question of whether a legitimising licence would have been beneficial to investors . |
| 17 | Very careful consideration was given to the layout of drives to provide the best possible views across the parkland . |
| 18 | Perhaps too much emphasis was given in hyper-Calvinism to God the lawgiver ? |