Example sentences of "or [adj] [noun] give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was enough window space or in-store display given to the product to support the advertisement ? |
| 2 | The criminal law defines only some types of violence as criminal assault ; it excludes verbal assaults that can , and sometimes do , break a person 's spirit ; it excludes forms of assault whose injuries become apparent years later , such as those resulting from working in a polluted factory environment where the health risk was known to the employer but concealed from the employee ( Swartz 1975 ) ; it excludes ‘ compulsory ’ drug-therapy or electric-shock treatment given to ‘ mentally disturbed ’ patients or prisoners who are denied the civilized rights to refuse such beneficial medical help ( Mitford 1977 ; Szasz 1970,1977a , 1977b ) ; it excludes chemotherapy prescribed to control ‘ naughty ’ schoolboys , but includes physically hitting teachers ( Box 1981b ; Schrag and Divoky 1981 ) . |
| 3 | Weaknesses relating to board control included : an over-dominant and over-ambitious chief executive or executive team ; inadequate or biased information given to the board , infrequent board meetings or inadequate recording of board decisions ; imbalanced boards in terms of skills ; strategies based on short-term share price rather than solidity of real earnings ; and inadequate systems of financial control . |
| 4 | She would instantly see that a plastic spoon proffered in open-hearted supplication and tender humility was more beautiful by far than any thorny rose or second-hand diamond given to her with a leer of anticipation . |
| 5 | Those that have caused concern include the balance of the distribution of the surplus between employer and members , unexplained anomalies in allocation between different member categories , lack of independent advice to trustees or consultation with members , inaccurate or misleading information given to members , and the apparent failure of trustees to consider all options available to use the surplus . |
| 6 | The Pre-Raphaelites and their circle depicted jewellery in their paintings and also designed or purchased pieces to give to their relatives and friends . |
| 7 | Financial or other support given to sufferers from addictive disease by well-meaning family or friends will therefore simply tend to enable more drug or alcohol consumption . |
| 8 | Accordingly , it would be good practice to ensure that the customer 's attention is drawn to the salient points of any agreement or written document given to him . |