Example sentences of "[vb mod] be given [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a new charter for cleaner buses , Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) urges that bus companies should be given financial incentives to fit new engines to comply with EC emission standards expected to be introduced in 1995 . |
| 2 | If immediate cerebral computed tomography is available it may be used before lumbar puncture , although the patient should be given broad spectrum antibiotics first . |
| 3 | He therefore proposed that they should be given increased representation in Legislative Councils and that they should be admitted to the administrative services . |
| 4 | They state that when terminally-ill patients who are still able to make decisions , request a doctor 's help to die , such requests for active termination of life by a medical act , which directly and intentionally causes death , may be morally justifiable and should be given serious consideration . |
| 5 | The request for a deployment under this article ended weeks of political wrangling , during which the army had urged that it should be given wide martial law powers to act in Sind under Article 245 of the Constitution . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , they are given equal prominence in the New Testament , and should be given equal weight as images of God . |
| 7 | It is crucial that the practical and the theoretical should be given equal weight and equal prestige . |
| 8 | It would challenge the boundaries between subject areas : for example , why science is construed and taught as a totally separate area from social science , when it might be argued that the social effects of science ( particularly in our nuclear age ) should be given equal weight to the mechanisms of science . |
| 9 | A girl-friendly approach , on the other hand , sees girls inhabiting a different ( not deprived ) culture , which should be given equal value in school . |
| 10 | Staff should be given relevant information about patients and their social and medical needs . |
| 11 | The fans should be given relevant football at an affordable price in a degree of comfort . |
| 12 | He hoped that the government would set an example to the nation by inaugurating a period of change , but he did not believe that the estates of the realm should be given extensive political rights or that the power of the tsar should be dramatically reduced . |
| 13 | They also discussed a proposal by Jacques Delors , the President of the EC Commission , that East Germany should be given preferential status as a potential EC member . |
| 14 | Householders should be given separate receptacles , for their wastes of food , plastics , paper and tins and bottles . |
| 15 | In addition , the linguistic needs of monolingual pupils should be given separate consideration . |
| 16 | The purpose of this study was : to examine proposals ( from the Schools Council ) for a certificate of extended education ( CEE ) — a single-subject qualification at 17 plus , for pupils staying on after the compulsory leaving age but not taking A levels ; to study pilot schemes already in operation ; and to advise the Secretary of State as to whether the CEE should be given official recognition . |
| 17 | It was agreed that he , RW , and CW should be given advance warning of the arrival of new research workers , in order to assess requirements for space , laboratory facilities , library and computing services . |
| 18 | The recommendation to the council from the borough engineer/borough architect 's and planning department was that approval should be given subject to access for heavy lorries being reviewed after three years . |
| 19 | The Purchaser should at least accept that certain warranties should be given subject to the Vendor 's knowledge — eg those warranties which seek to anticipate what a third party might do in the future . |
| 20 | Fighting back : Disabled people suffering discrimination at work should be given legal backing to claim compensation of up to £30,000 , said the Law Society . |
| 21 | R. T. Paget , Labour candidate for Northampton , wrote to Tribune , suggesting that the Liberal candidate in the Aylesbury by-election should be given Labour support against the National candidate . |
| 22 | It is clear that as a matter of prudent management in a firm of any size one of the partners or a senior member of staff should be given overall responsibility for ensuring that all partners and employed solicitors ( whether or not held out as partners ) comply with these basic requirements of professional practice ( by keeping a check on replacement and renewal dates , collating relevant statistical information , ensuring timeous completion and posting of applications , etc ) and that the firm is spared the embarrassment of financial penalties or , even worse , an unwanted dissolution . |
| 23 | The client should be given regular information about the costs to date and the likely cost of the next stage . |
| 24 | They should be given additional resources . |
| 25 | It suggested that some polytechnics and colleges should be given complete autonomy by the Secretary of State to validate their own courses ; others should be allowed more limited autonomy , in specific areas ; while in yet others external validation should remain . |
| 26 | It is also a fact which should be given careful consideration in the attempt to determine why it is that girls rather than boys tend to become anorexic . |
| 27 | Any person who offers skills to the organisation should be given careful consideration ? |
| 28 | Separating doors , hatches , shutters should be given careful consideration and the method of operation related to the systems of detection , warning or similar techniques employed for emergency action . |
| 29 | In all cases where the Speedboat Clause applies it should be given careful consideration as it does limit the extent of cover appreciably . |
| 30 | The disappointment and real distress experienced by many returners , despite their pleasure in renewing contacts with former colleagues and pupils , suggests that their needs should be given careful attention , which would include : |