Example sentences of "is give [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rough-and-ready DIY edge to the show is a clear reaction to the marketable art of the Eighties , and their confrontational ‘ aesthetic ’ of indecent materials is given depth by a conceptual cleverness , by sexual puns and wordplay . |
| 2 | When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis , e.g. : ‘ You must give me more money ’ |
| 3 | Some functional departmentation remains ( eg manufacturing , distribution , marketing and sales ) but a divisional manager is given responsibility for the product , product line or brand , with authority over the personnel of different functions involved in its production marketing etc . |
| 4 | Hospice administrator Deidre Shaw said : ‘ Our shop is a most essential source of income and can only operate well if it is given support by the public . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | By s12 of the Solicitors Act , the Law Society is given discretion to grant or refuse an application for a practising certificate in the following cases : ( 1 ) a first application ; ( 2 ) an application by a solicitor who has never held an unconditional certificate since admission ; ( 3 ) where 12 months or more will have elapsed since a practising certificate was last held ; ( 4 ) after the disciplinary tribunal has ordered a penalty or costs against the applicant or delivered a reprimand ; ( 5 ) after failure by the applicant to offer sufficient explanation for his or her professional conduct after being called upon so to do ; ( 6 ) after failure to deliver an accountant 's report in due time ( and an additional fee will be payable if the discretion is not invoked to refuse the application ) ; ( 7 ) after the expiry of a period of suspension ; ( 8 ) after the name of the applicant who has been struck off is restored to the roll ; ( 9 ) while the applicant is an undischarged bankrupt ; ( 10 ) after the applicant 's discharge from bankruptcy or after the applicant has entered into a composition or deed of arrangement for the benefit of his creditors ; ( 11 ) while the applicant is a patient as defined by s94 of the Mental Health Act 1983 or a person as to whom powers have been exercised under s104 of the Mental Health Act 1959 or s98 of the 1983 Act ; ( 12 ) where the applicant has received a sentence of imprisonment ; ( 13 ) where the applicant has failed to satisfy a money judgment against him or her which is not a judgment limited to costs and which is not a judgment in respect of which indemnity or relief from some other person is available . |
| 7 | Chief among them is Schreier 's evident liking for clipped and detached articulation which is given blanket approval throughout to the great detriment of the music 's poetry . |
| 8 | In America , it is estimated that 25 per cent of paperback sales are through supermarkets ; the romance title is rigorously marketed like any other brand-name ; like chocolate bars , the newest variety is given prominence on the sales stands . |
| 9 | This dilemma is given prominence in the distinction that Nizan draws between " balance-sheet novels " ( " romans-bilan " ) , which take stock of a finalised historical period , and " problem-centred novels " ( " romans-probleme " ) which focus on contemporary issues . |
| 10 | Beyond these , who are almost automatically involved in the process , stand librarians who make efforts to ensure that early reading is given prominence in both public and school library collections , social workers who know the importance of gearing the mind and interest of parents to the needs and interests of their children , and health visitors who encourage new mothers to talk and play with their babies in ways which allow growth and development to be marked by natural milestones of awareness and understanding . |
| 11 | Even in the home the male is given precedence in many obvious and subtle ways . |
| 12 | As an actor , lang is at her best when her passion is given space to soar . |
| 13 | Many priests have said they 'll resign over the issue once the legislation is given Parliament 's and the Queen 's assent . |
| 14 | Conversely , the fact that an applicant is given leave does not prevent the court at the hearing stage deciding , for example , that the application should fail because of undue delay , even if the issue of delay was argued and expressly decided in the applicant 's favour at the leave stage . |
| 15 | This is the best equation one could use to forecast the current value of that is given knowledge of the current composite disturbance , and is therefore the one which rational agents will use to forecast given their information . |
| 16 | If a person is given permission to enter a building at a particular time , then entry at another time may render him a trespasser . |
| 17 | Finally , a person who is given permission to enter for a particular purpose will be a trespasser if he enters for a different purpose . |
| 18 | The inquiry , expected to last two months , will decide whether the National Grid Company is given permission for a new high-voltage overhead electricity line from the Enron power station at Wilton to Shipton , near York . |
| 19 | Right : Simple , straight path is given direction with a 45° herringbone pattern in paviors |
| 20 | The Act provides for the local education authority to ensure that a child identified as having special educational needs is given education within an ordinary school as long as that is compatible with efficient use of resources and efficient education , both for the child concerned and for other children at the school . |
| 21 | The whiskey glass from which King Brian drank is given pride of place as a hallowed relic on the top shelf of The Rathcullen Arms , destined to be the basis of many a tall tale . |
| 22 | This passage is given pride of place at the start of the title on trusts in UE , but it is not a very laudable analysis of the notion of a trust . |
| 23 | After a detailed survey a large area of stone was removed to the Dorset County Museum where it is given pride of place . |
| 24 | A magnolia which has become world renowned and is given pride of place at Lanhydrock is M. ‘ Albatross ’ ( cylindrica × veitchii ) . |
| 25 | Leonard believed that they interconnected more than he is given credit for ; he chose to speak of that one within , though not absolutely . |
| 26 | Although President Barco is given credit for good intentions , the fear is that his move has come too late : by now , the money at stake is too big , the drug barons too firmly entrenched in Colombian society , and the state institutions too deeply compromised by too many years of complacency , if not complicity . |
| 27 | Morris 's effect on a whole section of society in encouraging the preservation of old houses was far greater than he is given credit for . |
| 28 | One is given money for work . |
| 29 | ‘ We do not accept the argument , ’ it continues , ‘ that true and fair ‘ is given content by the detailed provisions of the law' ’ . |
| 30 | The bias means that the favoured areas is given preference . |