Example sentences of "[noun pl] by giving [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clarinets qua clarinets are not heard , but they certainly improve the tone of the high trumpets by giving it a rounder , smoother , and more effortless quality . |
| 2 | The court will not , however , read an ambiguity into clear words by giving them a strained or tortured meaning . |
| 3 | He brought undue pressure to bear on his parents by giving them an entirely misleading account of the documents . |
| 4 | FRANCE pursues a single-minded policy to promote families by giving them a large tax deduction for each child , in addition to an allowance for mothers who stay at home . |
| 5 | Throughout human history , disabled people have constantly confounded the low expectations of others , and how much better it would be for special educators to raise the expectations of disabled children and their families by giving them an understanding of this , by helping them to accept their disabled identities with pride , by helping them to understand their place in the world and their rights as well as giving them the practical skills to deal with these issues . |
| 6 | History has played a cruel joke on the Somalis by giving them a culture of internal clan divisions in a world of centralised government and bureaucracy . |
| 7 | The reforms which might be expected from this theoretical starting-point are moves towards market mechanisms or some surrogate for them which can be used both to influence the behaviour of bureaucrats by giving them a different set of incentives , and to increase the range of choice available to the consumers of public — in this case particularly local government — services . |
| 8 | In his " titanic struggle with the Shipping Federation , Wilson was utterly reckless in his statements , with the result that writs for libel were showered upon him and often we helped him escape being served with those most unpleasing documents by giving him a " leg up " over the backyard wall " . |
| 9 | As Debord has commented : ‘ This society signs a peace treaty with its most outspoken enemies by giving them a spot in the spectacle . ' |
| 10 | Few use licenses , for fear of creating future competitors by giving them a ‘ free ride ’ on ideas that can not adequately be recovered by the fee ( Magee , 1977 ) . |