Example sentences of "[vb mod] be given [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the Court of Appeal in R & B Customs Brokers Co Ltd v United Dominions Trust Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 321 , following the House of Lords ' decision in Davies v Sumner , considered that the phrase " in the course of a business " should be given a uniform interpretation in all consumer protection legislation . |
| 2 | Earthworms obtained in this way should be given a good rinse immediately — but use of the dilute permanganate solution does not damage the lawn and the well rinsed earthworms are perfectly safe to feed to fish . |
| 3 | Cast iron systems should be regularly painted ( gloss paint outside , bitumastic paint inside ) to prevent corrosion , and all gutters should be given a good clean out every autumn to get rid of leaves , dirt , moss and tennis balls . |
| 4 | For a few days they should be given a cool , shaded position ; after that as much light as possible . |
| 5 | Professor Williams argues that the phrase ‘ without consent ’ should be given a narrow legal interpretation . |
| 6 | It breeds in caves , and should be given a reasonable amount of space , — a 24″ tank for a pair . |
| 7 | He suggests that children should be given a comprehensive range of civil and legal rights including the right to vote , to manage their own financial affairs , to direct and manage their own education and to control their own sex lives and |
| 8 | Mr. Beloff submitted that , by parity of reasoning , the same words in section 39(11) should be given a wide meaning , and not the somewhat narrow interpretation sought by Mr. Langley relying on Bank of England v. Riley [ 1992 ] 2 W.L.R. 840 . |
| 9 | Secondly , along with the development of the training and enterprise councils , Britain 's sectors should be given a key strategic role . |
| 10 | A man who could decree that the waiters should be given a disgusting breakfast prior to serving their masters with cold ham , kedgeree , scrambled eggs with smoked salmon , grilled wild mushrooms , devilled kidneys and much , much more , was a man who deserved to have his teapot emptied over his scrofulous head . |
| 11 | If the matter is to be discussed with the miscreant partner at all he should be given a genuine opportunity to put his case to all the other partners . |
| 12 | ‘ Clearly it is right the bench should be given a balanced view representative of all sections of the community . ’ |
| 13 | The Directive also provides that contracts must be drafted in " plain intelligible language , the consumer should be given a proper opportunity to examine all the terms " , and any ambiguities in drafting should be interpreted in favour of the consumer . |
| 14 | She should be given a generous financial settlement — on condition that she does not sell her memoirs of life among the royals . |
| 15 | They were very concerned that pupils , and the ‘ bright ’ ones in particular , should be given a positive view of the industry and be attracted to it . |
| 16 | Mr Prescott said : ‘ If private capital can not produce the goods as it said it could , they should be given a short period of time to clear the mess up , or we will take it over . |
| 17 | They should be given a brief personal experience of the nature of prison life . |
| 18 | This may in certain cases require not only that the applicant be informed of the evidence , but that he should be given a sufficient opportunity to deal with it . |
| 19 | In the 1965 Stormont general election Claude Wilton of the Ulster Liberal Party had polled 47 per cent , and some members of the NILP thought that he should be given a clear run in the 1968 by-election , in the hope of defeating the Unionist candidate . |
| 20 | Every patient admitted as a psychiatric inpatient should be given a clear explanation beforehand of the purposes of the admission . |
| 21 | If it is inappropriate for the child to attend or he does not wish to do so , the conference should be given a clear and up-to-date statement of his views by one of the professionals working with him . |
| 22 | Bar-coding of Garden labels should be given a high priority , allied to systems for on-site data collection . |
| 23 | And they should be given a helping hand : |
| 24 | ‘ If Wright is guilty of hitting Howells like Davis hit me , then he should be given a nine-match ban , ’ he said . |
| 25 | ‘ You should also know that we consulted with your Corps commander this morning , ’ the Frenchman said , ‘ and he ordered that we should be given every possible assistance . ’ |
| 26 | The extent to which some university appointments were political spoils in the eighteenth century is suggested by the demand made in 1714 by Murray of Cringletie , an administration candidate for the representation of the county of Peebles , who made it a condition of his coming forward that his brother should be given the vacant chair of church history in the University of Edinburgh . |
| 27 | In this case , the court repudiated the suggestion that consent should be given the narrow meaning advocated by Professor Williams and others and pointed to the distinction between consent and submission . |
| 28 | The report recommended that local authorities should be given the leading role in planning and co-ordinating community care . |
| 29 | However , does he agree that as part of the process of reform , those who have a conscientious objection to working on Sunday should be given the statutory right not to do so ? |
| 30 | Production landlords should be given an equal share so that they can make their living by their own labour and thus reform themselves through labour . |