Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dance bands , jazz and crooners of indeterminate age gave way to the new imported sound of the States — rock'n'roll . |
| 2 | Sleep is physiologically necessary , and while asleep there are periodic surges of instinctual energy giving rise to these unacceptable , anxiety-provoking thoughts . |
| 3 | Both these points , strongly made by Olive Tunstall and her colleagues in their BBPS article , are directly relevant to the continuing attempts by psychologists to achieve the sort of professional recognition given to doctors concerned with the physical , rather than mental , well-being of people . |
| 4 | Accordingly , when the development of deaf education gave rise to controversy , missioners were on the side of the deaf and dumb , supported their aspirations and helped to argue their case . |
| 5 | A regular pattern of narrow lanes gave a special character to the Shambles at the eastern edge of the market place , as indeed it does today , and narrow street frontages and long gardens and alleys preserved the medieval property divisions of the old burgage plots . |
| 6 | The low dose coverage of 0.5 monolayer gives a ( 2×1 ) adsorbate structure and the high dose coverage of 1.5 monolayer gives a ( 1times ; 2 ) adsorbate structure as shown in Fig. 5 . |
| 7 | The historical growth of the state in Spain in combination with the weakness of economic development gave rise to a middle class connected with state employment and ‘ overloading of the public administration by parasitical personnel ’ ( Giner 1985 : 318 ) . |
| 8 | The kind of economic support given from one migrant to the next includes : assistance with the fare ; assistance in finding work ; a temporary home ; personal encouragement and moral support whilst the new migrant is adjusting to Britain . |
| 9 | Most unions are single enterprise units extending membership to all regular employees , but what appears unusual from a Western perspective is the amount of administrative support given by the company in collecting union subscriptions or in providing organizational help for union officials . |
| 10 | The amount of advance notice given to the parents will also have to be agreed . |
| 11 | Instead the trial proceeds on the basis of oral evidence given by witnesses who are called by the parties and examined in much the same fashion as in England . |
| 12 | A clause , such as is commonly found in standard terms , providing that the whole of the parties ' obligations are defined by the written agreement may also be caught by s3(2) ( b ) if , in fact , the contract is partly written and partly oral as a result of oral undertakings given alongside the written contract . |
| 13 | The material itself may include some original documents and written reports of experts , but will also contain a record , in the form of a deposition or summary , of oral testimony given by witnesses and , in some systems , by the parties . |
| 14 | The Government will amend the law relating to the employment rights of pregnant women to give effect to the EC Directive on Pregnant Workers . |
| 15 | Further evidence against the formulation of the labour supply function is provided by an examination of the definition of involuntary unemployment given on page 15 of the General Theory : |
| 16 | Whatever the economic uncertainties , growing hopes of political stability give stockmarket investors a third cause for optimism . |
| 17 | In particular they need to be reminded of that combination of unashamed materialism and gnarled , disbelieving scepticism about the power of political parties to give effect to Utopia which is characteristic of a certain type of Conservatism . |
| 18 | Under the treaty , the USSR would be a " sovereign federative state formed as a result of voluntary unification of republics , and exercising the degree of political power given to it by the parties to the treaty " . |
| 19 | Nearby , in the small village of Sticklepath , the Museum of Rural Industry gives one a clear understanding of the skills and hard work involved in living in such a remote area . |
| 20 | Thank you for your letter of 17th August giving details of your proposed new public transport routes in this area . |
| 21 | Every culture as well as the personal adjustment of each individual gives evidence of this , both at the level of the unconscious as well as conscious processes . ’ |
| 22 | Above : For a dramatic and original effect in a farmhouse kitchen use hand-riven Sumei Slate tiles , from The Merchant Tiler ; the variations in the colour of each tile give a ‘ lived in ’ look |
| 23 | The subject was given ten questions of each type given below , five leading to a ‘ Yes ’ and five leading to a ‘ No ’ response . |
| 24 | In addition to the projects , rows are provided for detachments , holidays , sickness , etc. , so that the total at the base of each column gives the full strength of the department , disposing of any arguments about resources not accounted for . |
| 25 | the new ‘ Everyday English ’ section at the end of each unit gives fluency practice in informal everyday situations |
| 26 | Activity section of each unit gives practical assignments for pair or group work . |
| 27 | Despite the arduous conditions , the men are committed to getting the job done ; they will clean up sites at the end of each shift to give the incoming team a flying start , and shifts often work on into changeover and maintenance time . |
| 28 | They are that the system of representative democracy gives authority to the legislature to make law , and that the power conferred upon all administrative or public bodies is legitimate as it is derived from the legislature . |
| 29 | The devastation and restructuring of European society gave credence to a whole variety of forebodings about the collapse of European civilization . |
| 30 | This casserole uses summer vegetables with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes to give a wonderfully rich flavour . |