Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] give " in BNC.

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1 Mrs Thatcher 's achievements in taming the trade unions , reducing inflation , introducing privatization and more commercial values into the public sector , and recovering the Falklands gave scope for her adversary talents .
2 It can be derived using the assumptions given above .
3 Each of the records in this short ( 54 records ) file contains a question or task to be carried out using the reference(s) given .
4 Figure 4.7(a) shows the data of Appendix E after ( i ) plotting on a monitor screen using the formulae given above and ( ii ) dumping the screen to a dot-matrix printer .
5 You ca n't knit circular rows using the settings given in Figure 1 when using a punchcard .
6 The effect of this depends on record or block size , but can be calculated using the methods given in Chapter 4 on blocking and buffering ( see p. 75 ) .
7 Retrieve the blank standard letter , loading it using the method given in Task 5 .
8 In the particular instance we ordered a Grub Street title using the information given in the 1993 Directory of Book Publishers , which directed us to ‘ Chris Lloyd Sales and Marketing ’ .
9 The design is extremely simple , with a poppered front allowing easy over-the-head access , and a nylon trim helping the collar give some neck protection .
10 4 Long-Term follow-up : The initial effect of the heart attack is extremely effective in altering life-style in encouraging the patient to give up smoking and to change his eating habits and work patterns .
11 A technique known as " funnelling " in which more general questions are followed by more specific ones amplifying the general ones can be useful in guiding the interviewer through the schedule and encouraging the respondent to give fuller answers .
12 Advice to drivers is to act according to the direction in which the wheels of the car are pointing , not trusting the signal given .
13 I was appalled to note in Peter Jones 's report today of the Scottish Labour conference that in opposing the proposal to give the Scottish party greater autonomy the North Aberdeen MP , Bob Hughes , could warn delegates against the danger of ‘ being dragged down the back alleys of silly little constitutional issues ’ .
14 Much of Western psychotherapy is currently directed towards problem-solving or decision-making , reflecting the value given to personal self-sufficiency and the control of events by Western culture .
15 That in line with the Area Staff Commission and understanding the need to give adequate administrative support on an equitable basis , Regional Coordinators be given a budget of certainly not less in real terms than at present , to allocate to administrative support for regional colleagues wef April 1st , 1993 .
16 But those who would prefer to explain the book as a comedy of manners , or as current affairs , might have difficulty in explaining the prominence given to the love affair .
17 The Champagne houses were naturally outraged at the government 's ineptitude and drew up a vociferous protest , signed by eighty participants , condemning the publicity given to the ministerial communiqué .
18 A new Quality Performance system was set up for the person rowing the boat to give him more incentive to work harder and become a key performer .
19 Robin Hood Quarry No 3 has seen Upping the Ante given a direct finish , traversing left at the second pair of pegs , and given the grade E5 6b b by Ian Parsons and Jim Ballard .
20 The sponsorship , agreed for three years , will begin this July , enabling the Ensemble to give 60 concerts a year throughout Scotland , including regular series in Aberdeen , Dundee , Edinburgh and Glasgow .
21 After this initial time of taking in the news and trying to deal with its implications comes a time of absorbing the message given and trying to act on it .
22 Applying the formula gives us ( formula B )
23 Mrs Taylor from the Welcome Café , whose husband had summoned the police at the discovery of Oliver 's body , said that between 4.15 and 4.30 on 22 June a man resembling the description given by others had staggered into her café .
24 He is seeking the way to give moral and spiritual leadership from a position of identification with his own people 's rightful longings .
25 Mr Lang talks about reviving the priority given to literacy and numeracy , about restoring teachers ' standing in the community , about discipline , pride , respect .
26 May I support what my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Selly Oak ( Mr. Beaumont-Dark ) has just said in urging the Government to give serious consideration to the establishment of a Securities and Exchange Commission in Britain .
27 Erm I think we need to endorse the action taken by the judicial treasurer and then if we was then to go onto second bits , which is urging the churches to give five percent more than that in the past you could debate that se separately .
28 BELOW Dawn just coming off her perch , her wings on the downbeat , cupping the air to give her lift .
29 In the March 1992 issue of Treasure Hunting the date given for the Yorkshire Federation Rally was 12 and 13 September .
30 She also raised the question of whether such a bar obstructed the freedom to provide services under Articles 59 and 66 of the Treaty and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , guaranteeing the right to give and receive information .
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