Example sentences of "given to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prominence he had given to instruction in science had evidently made matters worse . |
| 2 | You were right in saying that there was very bad press given to hormone replacement therapy in in the early days when they used very high doses of of er un er , of normal oestrogens and this caused an increase in the amount of end of uterus , uterine cancer and this I think has generally er mo mo mo ruined the course for for the older doctors because they still think that it 's associated with an increase in cancer and they have n't got up to date to realise that the more modern preparations are not causing this and that 's where I think th the problems li lie . |
| 3 | Already a boy given to solitariness and a certain economy of words , he found in poetic diction ( thanks , not least to Wordsworth ) the most congenial vehicle for comprehension and self-expression . |
| 4 | Of the four co-ordination problems identified in this paper as important to anaphor resolution , that of co-ordinating multiple knowledge sources is certainly the one to which most attention has been given to date . |
| 5 | We very much hope to administer the Taxicard scheme in a spirit of partnership with taxi companies and appreciate the co-operation given to date . |
| 6 | The death sentence came in 1967 when a majority of members voted the British Phrenological Society into liquidation and most of its valuable library was given to University College , London , and to the University of Cambridge . |
| 7 | Bangor 's share is the second highest award and follows £830,000 given to University College , Cardiff . |
| 8 | It might also be hoped that a fairer distribution of resources would result but that might depend not only on the restraints of the individual care manager 's budget but also on the priority given to dementia . |
| 9 | His energies were mainly given to evangelism and the study of prophecy , but he also tirelessly opposed the teaching of Catholics , Irvingites , and the Quakers whose communion he had earlier abandoned . |
| 10 | These experiments are , however , still pulsed , and it would be extremely valuable if a true continuous wave all-optical passive resonator system could be developed , to give the sort of experimental impetus that the xenon and helium-xenon lasers have given to laser instabilities . |
| 11 | Different views on the emphasis currently given to prevention and rehabilitation in practice . |
| 12 | 3 The emphasis currently given to prevention and rehabilitation with natural parents in practice |
| 13 | As the number of patients admitted to hospital with HIV infection and tuberculosis increases , the risk of nosocomial transmission to staff may rise , and new thought must be given to prevention . |
| 14 | We are grateful to the English Working Group for the thought it has given to assessment issues . |
| 15 | They did not speak Jove 's language ; they went to war clad only in shields and were , as Plato sternly put it , ‘ given to excess in drink . ’ |
| 16 | The premise behind regarding both want and excess as jurisdictional defects , and the breadth of meaning given to excess , are therefore implicitly based upon a Gould type theory . |
| 17 | Such fiction , unconcise and more naturally given to carnality than wit , had been unashamedly dominated by story , and it was characteristically fast-paced and impatient of extended description , whether of scene , of motive or of mind . |
| 18 | In considering this question , Rhodes relates it specifically to the case of the UK : ‘ prominence is given to manufacturing only because Britain , as most other advanced countries , has relied heavily on manufacturing activities as a source of net exports and employment ’ ( 1986 , p. 139 ) . |
| 19 | Discussion of the Environmental Protection Bill will be dominated by the breaking-up of the Nature Conservancy Council and not enough attention will be given to pollution and genetically-manipulated organisms . |
| 20 | The lack of priority given to teaching singing to ordinands is explained by one respondent who wrote , ‘ Part of the problem with the teaching of singing has to do with the relative infrequency with which the Sunday Offices are now sung … |
| 21 | After the demise of the first national curriculum , the priority given to history in schools was dependent upon the continued dominance of the liberal academic tradition in education . |
| 22 | If the Bill is enacted , as I hope that it will be , I hope that extra impetus will be given to road traffic engineers to come up with innovative schemes . |
| 23 | Will equal status be given to road and rail investment ? |
| 24 | Since Darlington Health Authority 's operational policy document was first drafted and given to committee members last year the goalposts have been moved , and Our wonderful new unit , which thousands of local people have worked so hard to raise money for , seems doomed to become a white elephant , admitting day patients only . |
| 25 | Peer-group regulation of adolescent courtship can substantially affect the patterns of sexuality , keeping the illegitimacy rates low , for instance , regulating the timing of marriage and the importance given to celibacy and restraint . |
| 26 | C. T. threw himself into Christian activity with the same discipline and dedication he had given to cricket , and determined to join another well-known Cambridge athlete , Stanley Smith the oarsman , in the then little-known China Inland Mission led by J. Hudson Taylor [ q.v . ] . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not saying you should n't have hit him , ’ said Polly patiently , who was , after all , the daughter of a trained killer ( Squadron Leader , RAF , Ret. ) and not unduly given to pacifism . |
| 28 | Particular attention should be given to accessibility so that an accumulation of inflammable materials , ( liquids , greases and rubbish ) can be easily seen and cleared away and areas likely to cause fire or overheating problems — electrical relays , switches , hot bearings , etc. can be easily inspected . |
| 29 | Priority was to be given to walking , not only because it was felt that this would give disproportionate environmental benefits and would aid access to public transport , but it would recognise the dominance of local movement by foot transport . |
| 30 | For a man given to painting there is a surprising lack of colour , of objets d'art . |