Example sentences of "[conj] has [be] given " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certiorari quashes a decision which is found to be invalid because it is outside the powers granted to the court or tribunal ( ultra vires ) , or has been given in proceedings in which the principles of natural justice were not observed , or where there has been an error of law on the face of the record . |
| 2 | These lethal little amphibians belong to a family that has been given the name of poison-arrow frogs . |
| 3 | On the other hand , we realise that professional clinicians coming to the book might remain unconvinced about some of our chosen examples , as indeed might those readers who only feel comfortable with terms like ‘ schizophrenia ’ when they are used in a sense that has been given medical approval . |
| 4 | One of the reasons for this state of affairs is the publicity that has been given to the hills by him and numerous other writers of magazine articles and books over the past 20 or 30 years . |
| 5 | The reason that has been given for saying that Halley 's attempt was serious , rather than merely placatory , is that he confessed in public that his efforts had not , after all , produced decisive results . |
| 6 | He may have some that he did not use last year , or he may have become interested in a topic in the syllabus that has been given a new twist by some research ( perhaps his own ) . |
| 7 | Erm we do n't know the details of the consideration that has been given by the authorities , what we are concerned with is what they are now proposing . |
| 8 | We thank you for those in Exeter who have granted permission for the work that has been done on this church building , and for the help that has been given towards the planning of the new building . |
| 9 | And the la I think the last paragraph which is er refers to some advice that has been given to you . |
| 10 | Is the Minister aware of the broad welcome that has been given to the development of such a service in various parts of the country ? |
| 11 | We have already seen much of that in the lead that has been given by the Community , which has taken special steps to limit the damage and the fighting to enable the parties to come together . |
| 12 | That is essentially because of the change in labour relations and the encouragement that has been given for employers and the work force to work together . |
| 13 | On the hon. Gentleman 's first point , if he implies any strictures at all , he should be aware of the amount of help that has been given to the police force since 1979 . |
| 14 | That is not the advice that has been given to me . |
| 15 | I am also disappointed at the amount that has been given to Scottish Homes for housing . |
| 16 | In view of all the information and advice that has been given during the course of this planning discussion , I 'm firmly of the opinion that sectors three , four and five do not fully comply with the requirement of P P G three . |
| 17 | One approach that has been given a lot of importance is distinctive feature analysis , which is based on the principle that phonemes should be regarded not as independent and indivisible units , but instead as combinations of different features . |
| 18 | The third factor that has been given was the effect of the current recession which although these although a of communication is mentioned also provides a steady source of income to the National Federation . |
| 19 | The elastic narrative that results is one that has been given , I suppose one might say , a narrative that 's given complex emotional shaping , rather than straight chronological form . |
| 20 | As stated earlier , less attention has been paid to the factors that determine the readability of illustrations than has been given to the readability of text . |
| 21 | Mr James was brought in by Eagle 's creditor banks — the group has debts of over £80m — and has been given until the end of next year to turn the business around . |
| 22 | The museum already has a comprehensive library donated as a bequest from Paul Maenz , the former Cologne gallery owner , and has been given fifty-five works of art by a West German group of industrialists . |
| 23 | It can not be an informed decision unless the person who has provided the specimens of breath knows that there are two possible specimens which can be substituted for them and has been given the opportunity of making representations as to which of the two types of specimen it should be . |
| 24 | The British Standard BS 6652 for child resistance is granted to specific combinations of bottle and cap and has been given only for some makes of closures on BS 1679 bottles , which are the ones we use in this hospital . |
| 25 | Although relatively creaky as an operating system , the DOS installed base is vast — maybe over 100 million — and has been given a new lease of life by the runaway success of Windows . |
| 26 | The scheme , launched by Michael Howard in May , has so far attracted a large number of national and other contractors , and has been given widespread support from both Government and consumer associations . |
| 27 | Your letter has been passed to Mr Rich for action and has been given the reference C1525/1526 . |
| 28 | The South as an image lives on , and has been given a new elixir with the appointment of Julius Nyerere as the head of the South Commission . |
| 29 | The £750 Heineken Puppy Trophy winner has an average sectional time of 5.26 and usually flies out of the boxes and has been given an ideal trap six draw . |
| 30 | If an offender , even a very young offender , has been given the benefit and assistance of probation and has been given a community service order , what is the court to do when he comes back again and again and again ? |