Example sentences of "giving [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Instead , the variety of functions of the youth services are described in pedagogical rather than purely bureaucratic terms , giving for the first time recognition to the specific professional skills and capacities of social workers ( Gernert , 1990 ) .
2 In 1947 the average giving for each Quarter was £57 and the average loose collection for each Sunday was about £2 .
3 Looking back over the Birthday Scheme Register , there are gaps in some people 's giving for some months .
4 Having represented the giving for a number of years on a graph , next ask what the figures have to tell you about the relevance and quality of your programme .
5 This will be done by giving for each subject a brief clinical case description , based on the application of a standard diagnostic schedule , to be described at the end of the chapter .
6 I have read the report of the guardian ad litem and such information as I have which would indicate her view of the local authority 's actions now on several occasions and I have to say that I do not understand what findings the justices believed that they were making or what reasons they were giving for their decision in that brief statement , which I have just quoted in full .
7 Economic crisis ( as we saw earlier ) or simple chance factors like media coverage and fashion will affect the scale and permanence of giving for particular purposes .
8 Blackwell Retail , which used to produce its own catalogue , broke with tradition this year and took Books for Giving for the first time .
9 The three equations ( 7–21 ) — ( 7–23 ) determine the market equilibrium , giving for specified values of c x , C , and M the equilibrium number of active firms :
10 THE BENEFITS of charitable giving for individuals and businesses were increased with two initiatives which extend schemes offering tax relief on donations .
11 That 's a tenner a week they 're giving for him !
12 So the sewage goes septic , giving off hydrogen sulphide which corrodes the pipes and makes a nasty smell .
13 Where the temperature exceeds about 400 o C the feedstock begins to break down , giving off water vapour , methanol , acetic acid and — of most concern to the mechanic trying to keep the contraption going — a lot of heavy hydrocarbon tars .
14 They consume the sugar , giving off gas and toxic products as they grow and multiply .
15 Huge scaly legs , moist , glistening , with some slimy covering that she instinctively knew was giving off the putrid smell .
16 The plants will respirate during the hours of darkness , giving off carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen .
17 Also , the mic was n't giving off the warm , mucky sound he 'd been going for .
18 However , matter and antimatter annihilate each other completely when they come into contact : an ‘ antimatter bomb ’ would create an explosion giving off such stupendous amounts of energy that the H-bomb would pale by comparison .
19 If , however , a definite association were to be found between the occurrence of skin cancers or miscarriages and the continued use of computer monitors , then computer manufacturers and importers who continued to make or sell equipment giving off such dangerous emissions would be liable under the Act .
20 True to his word , before very long there was a cheery fire crackling away , giving off warmth and light .
21 She put a big pan of water to boil , ready for the pasta , then added canned mushrooms to the tomato sauce , which was giving off such a heavenly aroma that she felt hungry despite her inner turmoil .
22 As it approaches the sun it starts to evaporate , giving off the familiar long gassy tail .
23 It gets so hot it 's giving off a lot of light erm light bulbs are hot to touch .
24 giving off heat and quite a bit of that heat is coming off as light .
25 He pointed out the importance of having both long and short term memory — ‘ you do n't want to clutter up your brain with information that is irrelevant long term ’ , he said , giving as an example the way you would look at traffic approaching as you crossed a street — you need to recall the situation for only a few seconds .
26 The majority of the respondents who addressed the issue agreed that such methods should not be required , giving as their reasons complexity and subjectivity .
27 Giving as a form of finance
28 The police sought to enter , giving as the reason a wish to make sure that the feared victim was safe and unhurt .
29 In 1589 he was nominated by Lord Burghley for a position of a Judge , an office he humbly declined , giving as his reason failing eye sight which hampered his work , a condition brought on by continuous study of old documents .
30 Here we may formally write the ground-state as , in which case the spin and orbitally allowed transition involves transferring an electron from one ligand to the metal , giving as the upper state .
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