Example sentences of "as [pron] is given " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a shame that someone as obviously capable of expressing himself as you is given to such bursts of undisguised racism and ignorance . |
| 2 | In many of the analogous medieval fabliaux of a miller and two clerks , the one clerk 's designs upon the daughter are motivated by simple lust , because she is beautiful , and involve her deception too , as she is given , in the dark , what she is told is a gold ring but which is simply an iron ring off an andiron in the fireplace . |
| 3 | The trouble is that , as soon as anyone is given a piece of information , he will tend to treat the person involved in a slightly different way as a result . |
| 4 | It is for the national court to interpret and apply the legislation adopted for the implementation of the directive in conformity with the requirements of Community law , in so far as it is given discretion to do so under national law . ’ |
| 5 | WAVE OF SUPPORT : Tebbit greets delegates as he is given a standing ovation after his onslaught on John Major yesterday |