Example sentences of "be granted a [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Mitsubishi Electric Corp has been granted a provisional double-A-3 rating for a shelf registration in Japan for the equivalent of $860m of debt , citing its market positions as Japan 's third largest integrated electric and electronics manufacturer , its sound financial condition , solid profit margins , and its expected strong cash flows arising from its well-diversified business lines , for the rating .
2 THE administrators of Maxwell Communication Corporation have been granted an extra two months by the American courts to prepare a reconstruction plan for the company .
3 The ‘ peak ’ organizations of business and labour are granted a special consultative status in return for their co-operation ( Schmitter 1979 ) Some corporatists maintain that within a capitalist economy such negotiations must be to the advantage of monopoly capital , since labour forgoes its local , workplace autonomy in favour of its corporate leadership .
4 She was granted a small civil list pension in 1863 .
5 The case aroused public disquiet as demonstrating that Evans 's conviction and execution had been miscarriages of justice ; there were two inquiries , and after the second Evans was granted a posthumous free pardon .
6 Upon the dissolution of the choir and college of St Stephen 's in March 1549 , Ludford lost his employment , but was granted a substantial annual pension for the rest of his life .
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