Example sentences of "[noun] that [vb base] give " in BNC.

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1 It is these positive examples of what is generally taken to be a negative force that have given rise to such concepts as ‘ white ’ ( i.e. good ) witchcraft ; they are part of our European tradition and lend a certain credence to Margaret Murray 's exaggerated presentation of a satanic underground cult of evil co-existing with orthodox Christianity . ’
2 My purpose here will be to give a very brief sketch of what each of the theories attempts and to direct the interested reader to a few of the many other books that do give detailed accounts and critiques of them .
3 Finally , he is drawn to the essence of Muir 's genius which he sees as that of ‘ the sensibility of the remote islander ’ , and the words that follow give one final transformation of the savage and city motif , when he describes Muir as ‘ the boy from a simple primitive offshore community who then was plunged into the sordid horror of industrialism in Glasgow , who struggled to understand the modern world of the metropolis in London …
4 It 's extraordinary how many businesses man their front lines with speaking voices that fail to give the customer or client any sense of status ( see Chapter Nine ) .
5 Other states that have given the impression of having comparable senses of destiny are Libya and Iraq .
6 His glorification of the subtle and simple cocks a snook at the overblown excesses that have given Paris couture the kiss of death .
7 Victories in three primaries , including the battle of New York , were a turning point that have given the Arkansas governor an unassailable lead in delegates needed for the Democrats ' presidential nomination .
8 However I must sink my prejudices and draw attention to those places that have given me special pleasure .
9 This is not to deny the discoveries that have been made , but to state that the purposes that have given meaning to the scientists ' pursuit of truth have been success in and the sustaining of the scientific establishment .
10 In retrospect , the techniques that have given molecular biology its pace have hung on the principle that life , which has evolved the manipulative techniques by which it is itself sustained , must also embody the techniques for which laboratories cry out .
11 ‘ To date there are only fourteen families in the whole district that have given BP Coal right of access to their land .
12 All the swims that have given me good dace fishing seemed to have shared similar features , the main one being their tendency to become shallower towards the tail .
13 Rehabilitation is fostered by developing workshops at hospitals that aim to give patients confidence in their working ability and experience in social relationships and responsibility .
14 They wish to develop alternatives to the traditional approaches that have given privileged positions to discoveries , innovative theories , to the world of ideas .
15 The Hawick mills were suffering so much from a lack of orders in the second half of 1991 that JR , a regional councillor for the town , lambasted his colleagues for not doing their bit by sporting the jumpers that have given the Borders a worldwide reputation .
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