Example sentences of "the [adj -er] [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | A problem was that most of the radiometer measurements gave low readings on the instrument 's most sensitive scale . |
| 2 | The levels of NC protein used were chosen such that the higher level completely retarded DNA migration on an agarose gel while the lower level gave intermediate retardation . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've also seen quite a difference in our seed rate trials , with the lower rates giving a better pod set , possibly because bees have been able to get into the crop . ’ |
| 4 | In 1836 , the Bill now having been passed , he suggested to Gladstone that there ought to be more enfranchisement to cure the effects of it ; if the pyramid were extended at the base and the lower classes given some power , this would counter the preponderance of the manufacturers . |
| 5 | The nearer policeman gave his colleague a bored look . |
| 6 | The further particulars given must incorporate the request or order . |
| 7 | However , it is the further legitimation given to a particular socio-ethical form of political religion in the constitution and to the implied authority of religious intellectuals in deciding in concreto what must be taken by the state as in the interests of the common good which gives to conflict in Ireland between the two alliances its political religious dimension in the sphere of law . |
| 8 | In doing so , the Court wished to draw attention to the clear and strict provisions of the Act and the further guidance given in Nazari ( 1980 ) 2 Cr.App.R . |
| 9 | He was careful to approach one of the older policemen : the younger ones gave out no information , delighted in exerting their brief authority by telling you to move on . |
| 10 | Through the winter months , the larger firms gave further assurances that they were willing " to take immediate steps for the gradual reduction of female comps " ; some it seems went even so far as to dismiss women . |
| 11 | The larger world gave the impression of being locked in an eternal , stuffy , irritable embrace of opposites : Americans with Russians ; governments with trade unions ; the young with the middle-aged . |
| 12 | These guides are not absolutely essential ( the outline on nutrition in Chapter 4 tells you all you really need to know about healthy eating ) , but they can be very interesting ; the better ones give information about foods under specific brand names . |
| 13 | The thicker yarns give a fabric that is particularly well suited to winter wear for warm sweaters , jackets and ski wear . |
| 14 | Face despised face , the older ones moving in front of the younger ones , the weaker ones giving way to the stronger ones . |
| 15 | The better-than-expected results gave the shares some fizz , adding 10p to close at 536p . |
| 16 | The older man gave a deep sigh and eyed her bent head fondly . |
| 17 | The higher rates given by Young must be considered unusual , for when he visited a silk mill in Sheffield , which like the more famous example at Derby offered a rare chance of factory employment , he judged the women 's earnings of 5 to 6s ( 25-30p ) a week to be " very good wages , much more than by spinning wool in any part of the kingdom " . |
| 18 | The harder parts gave a much more satisfactory finish with clean shiny cutter marks even in the interlocking grain . |
| 19 | The word ‘ quasar ’ is shorthand for –quasi-stellar object' ; the longer term gives a very clear indication of what quasars look like — from Earth . |
| 20 | The longer shaft gives a wider arc to your swing and , if used properly , can increase clubhead speed and add yards to your drives . |
| 21 | The first meeting of the committee received a resolution from a conference held under the auspices of the society and the Canning Town branch of the guild which rejoiced in the wider powers given under the act , and urged the council to ‘ take steps to exercise any , or all of the powers given , and especially that steps be taken as soon as possible to establish a creche or day nursery in the southern part of the borough ’ ( Maternity and Child Welfare Committee Minutes 20 November 18 ) . |
| 22 | Describing the CNAA in 1965 , Venables said of the wider powers given to it than those of the NCTA , that it was apparent that ‘ it is government policy for the CNAA to exert a central role in the rapid development of a quasi-university system within ‘ the public sector ’ . |
| 23 | The wider tape gives better quality reproduction and the machines are very robust — an important consideration for the classroom . |
| 24 | Noble argues that the technical performance of the two systems in their development phase was similar but that the NC system was adopted in preference to the record-playback system because managements preferred the tighter control given to them by the NC system ( Noble 1977 ) . |
| 25 | The General Assembly has asked the richer countries to give one per cent of their annual budget to try and wipe out poverty in the third world . |
| 26 | On the one hand , the greater prominence given to notions of rights made workers more wary about informal arrangements and voluntary negotiations , more legalistic and hence more inclined to use statutory means . |
| 27 | Latter-day multiculturalisms , to turn our attention back to them , have by no means overcome the weaknesses of earlier discourses and policy interventions , despite the greater attention given to cultural pluralism and diversity ( cf. |
| 28 | The greater attention given by sociologists , in recent years , to nationalism and the nation state , has been accompanied , it is often said , by a more critical attitude towards these phenomena . |
| 29 | However , camcorders vary considerably in this respect , and many of the newer ones give virtually disturbance-free pictures at any playback speed from fast to slow . |