Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [be] given to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a passage in Wittgenstein 's Philosophical Investigations in which he compares an answer that may be given to a philosophical question about someone else 's pain with an answer that may be given to a question about the meaning of ‘ It is 5 o'clock on the sun ’ . |
| 2 | There is a passage in Wittgenstein 's Philosophical Investigations in which he compares an answer that may be given to a philosophical question about someone else 's pain with an answer that may be given to a question about the meaning of ‘ It is 5 o'clock on the sun ’ . |
| 3 | Wittgenstein does not compare other answers that may be given to the two questions . |
| 4 | the degree of autonomy that should be given to ‘ country managers ’ in running the programme . |
| 5 | For example , if a court decides that the meaning of the word ‘ repair ’ is a question of fact , but that it is , in the context of the particular legislation , a jurisdictional fact , the court will then lay down the interpretation that should be given to such a term . |
| 6 | For example , assuming for the present that some notion of proportionality does underlie discrimination cases , the content that should be given to this notion will differ depending on whether the commentator is a utilitarian , a Rawlsian liberal , or a modern communitarian . |
| 7 | May we have an early debate on foreign affairs and aid and on the encouragement that should be given to President Serrano , who now says that he is keen to see the problem sorted out ? |
| 8 | Overall , commentators have noted that the draftsman of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 would seem to have confused issues concerning the weight or value that should be given to computer evidence , with that of its admissibility to court . |
| 9 | In addition to information about who is conducting the case and as to complaints procedures the Law Society 's guide suggests further information that should be given to the client at appropriate times . |
| 10 | The Syrians watched impassively as one of the Christian gunmen produced a camera , the kind of small pocket camera that might be given to a child as a Christmas present . |
| 11 | Before the Second World War , there were , apart from those from the Royal Humane Society and Society for the Protection of Life from Fire , no appropriate awards that could be given to civilians who had performed outstanding or exceptional deeds of bravery ( the George Cross and George Medal were not instituted until World War II ) . |
| 12 | I suggest that the best aid that could be given to East Timor would be an arms embargo on Indonesia until an independent United Nations inquiry has been held into the slaughter of many defenceless men , women and children by the Indonesian army . |
| 13 | Probably the first piece of advice that could be given to any new practitioner is that whilst a friend may be a client , a client should never become a friend , for an easy transition from a client to a friend can often lead to serious problems and difficulties . |
| 14 | Sports groups said it would mean the loss of open space that could be given to the public . |
| 15 | The UN Declaration of Human Rights states : ‘ Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children . ’ |
| 16 | We have heard a great deal about the assistance that will be given to buy-outs . |
| 17 | The Bill gives the Secretary of State wide-ranging new powers , relating not only to capping but to the vast number of orders and regulations that he will be able to issue , and even to the grants that will be given to London 's voluntary organisations . |
| 18 | For those examples that have been described so far , the best advice that can be given to individuals is to help them to strengthen their time-cues and to take more notice of them . |
| 19 | Education has learned to grab with ease but not to reach out and yet there is a good deal of help that can be given to small businesses and voluntary organisations once the idea of level three partnership has been grasped . |
| 20 | Second , if one does know in advance that the celebratory flowers are to be pressed , there are various details that can be given to the florist in question that will make one 's task much easier . |
| 21 | It is the name that can be given to a historical construct . |
| 22 | Within the profession the general feeling is that the greater the degree of autonomy that can be given to teachers and schools , the more likely are they to accept responsibility for educational provision and become committed to improving its quality . |
| 23 | Only properties that can be given to the selected object are displayed . |
| 24 | These must be in the form required by the Regulations and must be given to the customer during the trader 's visit ( or during the excursion ) . |
| 25 | This generally takes the form of a tailored information memorandum and would be given to prospective purchasers during the course of negotiations . |
| 26 | Money collected as a result can be paid in at branches of the Halifax Building Society and will be given to the Barnardos charity . |
| 27 | The role of judge can not be left to the exchange prosecutors , but must be given to an independent adjudicator or tribunal . |
| 28 | There is no guarantee whatever that all formal equivalences can be given meaning , and there is no guarantee that such meaning as can be given to them will seem interesting or important from a poetic point of view . |