Example sentences of "[is] given the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does n't mind whether he 's given the title of president , director or manager — these are mere status-labels . |
| 2 | An honest man , when he 's given the chance to be . |
| 3 | one thing 's for sure the appointment of John Gorman is a popular one on the terraces … he 's given the fans what they crave for … and that 's loyalty … from first thing this morning supporters were rolling up at the County Ground to have their say |
| 4 | But a clause in the tenancy agreement allows the landlord to evict , if he 's given the go ahead to convert the farm to a non-agricultural use . |
| 5 | The prince is given the freedom of the garden if only he does not kiss the fairy . |
| 6 | When the alarm is given the group assembles and may mob collectively a potential predator . |
| 7 | This leads to a neglect of conservation management … the soil conservation expert is thus requested to propose technical and educational solutions to socio-political problems , whilst the sociologist is given the task of obtaining the approval of the population for measures taken without its advice and real consent . |
| 8 | His opposite number , St Boniface , is equally finely bedecked , but is given the dignity of a plaster mask over his skull . |
| 9 | Moreover , when one group of enterprises is given the privilege of retaining foreign exchange while others are obliged to apply for administrative allocations , which they know that they will frequently not receive , or to buy foreign exchange on the black market at a high price , the latter enterprises begin to think of all sorts of reasons why they too should receive part of the foreign exchange proceeds of exports . |
| 10 | Our comprehensive range of services has been developed to make sure that your business is given the best possible start . |
| 11 | Although some regard competitor analysis as a subcomponent of environmental scanning , it is probably advisable to identify it as a separate and distinct analytical effort to insure that it is given the strategic priority and management attention it requires . |
| 12 | However , Ferdinando Bertoni ( 1725–1813 ) is given the full ‘ technicolour ’ treatment by Claudio Scimone and his modern instrumental I Solisti Veneti , and soloists Patricia Schuman ( soprano ) and mezzo-soprano Margarita Zimmermann ( ) . |
| 13 | This would be the case where an R&D programme and its objective are clearly defined and each of the parties is given the opportunity of exploiting any of the results that are of interest to it , or where the results are used solely for the purposes of further research . |
| 14 | By sticking to the rules of keeping rhythm , balance and impulsions and allowing the fences to come to you , the horse is given the chance to jump athletically and can alter his stride if necessary . |
| 15 | The actions of human characters involve a whole grammar of visual signals which the audience will pick up if it is given the right clues . |
| 16 | Thus wetting involves a reduction of energy and will take place whenever the liquid is given the opportunity to meet the solid . |
| 17 | The only significance is that the child is given the name Jesus , which means ‘ God is salvation ’ . |
| 18 | You can , of course , invest in a stout muzzle , but this provides no real answer to this vice , since the dog will continue biting if it is given the opportunity . |
| 19 | For example , whenever fuller explanations are needed , and to avoid over-simplification , there are longer , four-page units ( see below ) which ensure each point is given the attention it needs . |
| 20 | The Secretariat of the Central Committee is given the teeth to do what it is meant to do : appoint , control access to decision-makers and supervise the policy which the Politburo formulates . |
| 21 | Sigmar is given the magic hammer Ghal Maraz , or Skull Splitter , an ancient heirloom of the Dwarf King 's family . |
| 22 | As a trivial example , one student may have scored five out of ten on his arithmetic test by answering the five additions correctly and the five subtractions incorrectly while his/her friend is given the same score for precisely the converse performance ! |
| 23 | The hypocrite , presented in asides and soliloquies , is given the theatrical medium that suits exactly his isolation over and against his fellow men . |
| 24 | AS CHAMELEON IS GIVEN THE JSB TREATMENT |
| 25 | Derrida argues that though history is given the form of a totality by Hegel , his Aufhebung shows that in order to achieve that totality it must constantly transcend itself in a movement of excess . |
| 26 | In addition to all this , the SIB is given the power to issue Codes of Practice which would define the general principle referred to earlier . |
| 27 | If the company is given the remedy , it may choose not to exercise it . |
| 28 | Above all I want to ensure that everyone is given the chance to play a full part in shaping a Britain noted throughout the world for its stability , prosperity and harmony . |
| 29 | He is given the land of Canaan as his children 's inheritance . |
| 30 | Sometimes it is given the opportunity to express its views more formally in the course of debates following the publication of Green and White Papers . |