Example sentences of "[noun] are given [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Beginners are given intensive language teaching , leading rapidly to the reading of original texts , and are able , on successful completion of the course , to join former 1B students in the second-year class .
2 All the prisoners are given temporary parole and most use it to the full .
3 Prisoners are given some choice as to which prison they go to ; what work they do ; what training or education courses they undertake .
4 What I did not realise before was that whilst new accounts are given much publicity and the rates of interest are proudly displayed , the accounts of existing investors no longer available to fresh punters are discreetly removed from such lists .
5 Those in the last category are given least priority , though that does not mean they are never funded . ’
6 The important thing is to make sure that those people that have got those particular skills are given those roles to be able to perform that role perform use those skills .
7 If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society .
8 This agency should be funded as employers are given financial help to carry out their obligations under the legislation .
9 In the Netherlands , many quoted companies have widespread share ownership but the shareholders are given little power and technical barriers to takeovers are very important .
10 Banks financing oil and gas pipeline projects are given similar guarantees by means of through-put agreements which set the minimum usage of the facility by the various contracting parties .
11 I think it 's a it 's a question that they are perfectly right under the environmental protection legislation where the H M I P are given wider powers .
12 Secured creditors are given some protection : no proposal or modification that affects their rights to enforce security can be approved unless they concur .
13 Certainly , as far as the marketer is concerned , the build-up of consistent and long-term customer loyalty towards a particular brand ( brand loyalty ) may have the ( desirable ) effect of speeding the individual through the decision process sequence , and minimizing the degree to which alternative brands or products are given serious consideration .
14 The groups are given different names .
15 We have set up , for the first time , powerful co-ordinating machinery within Whitehall to ensure that environmental considerations are given due weight in all decision-making .
16 And in some cases there is support for more elaborate reforms to ensure that social welfare considerations are given appropriate weight in decision making and are not left merely to managerial discretion .
17 If animals are given Pavlovian conditioning with a compound CS consisting of separable components , the amount of strength gained by one of these components after a given number of training trials will be less than would be acquired if that component had been trained alone .
18 ‘ Set stocking ’ , in which animals are given free range over a relatively large area and not moved regularly , is the most labour-saving system of grazing .
19 All military personnel at Lakenheath are tested , but high-risk medical staff such as dentists are given top priority , said a base spokesman .
20 If we decide that this traditional strophic form does not suit our needs , we have the more difficult alternative of a looser form , in which the words are given more importance , while the music , intensifying their meaning and emotion , may fall into a supporting role .
21 To counteract this problem , subjects are given sufficient practice tests before the experiment to ensure that this effect has worn off .
22 Darkened traps are given various animal and insecticide odours which dupes the fly into thinking that it is biting a cow .
23 These are haunting and elegiac poems , in which expressions of sorrow and loss are given ceremonious form .
24 ‘ Labour supports church schools and will ensure that St Bede 's and other overcrowded Catholic schools are given additional classroom space . ’
25 Time of Submission The time of submission of the application within the date set by the UCAS is not important ; all candidates are given equal consideration .
26 Time of Submission The time of submission of the application within the dates set by UCAS is not important ; all candidates are given equal consideration .
27 In these cases , it is important that the parents are given regular feedback regarding progress and that activities are frequently modified to reflect even modest progress .
28 Babies in high nitrate areas are given bottled water .
29 Apart from these quarterly meetings , and monthly financial reports , Iveco 's directors are given considerable freedom in their day to day management .
30 The underlying cultural patterns anthropologists seek means the implications offered by changing historical circumstances are given insufficient attention .
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