Example sentences of "given the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Given the subject covered by the consultation paper , we are rather concerned not to have been notified of its existence . |
| 32 | He might take the odd class in Geography at a pinch , but he had never given the subject any particular prominence in the school , and most boys gave it up after two years . |
| 33 | There was a limit to what she could make out , given the angle and that she was trying to see the page upside-down , but what she saw was enough to confirm that this book , or perhaps its predecessor for the previous year , had the potential to tell her exactly what she most needed to know . |
| 34 | It can not be a lack of expertise , given the framework . |
| 35 | The grant of the chancellorship of the earldom of March to William Catesby may also have owed something to Hastings , although , given the location of the office , probably more to another of Catesby 's patrons , the duke of Buckingham . |
| 36 | Given the location of the sample ( North East Holland ) German was most used ( 90.3% ) followed by English ( 82.3% ) , French ( 27.4% ) , Spanish ( 6% ) , Swedish ( 4% ) and Italian ( 3% ) . |
| 37 | Given the location of the linear feature the GIS is able to define the boundaries of the buffer zone and extract those geographical features of the zone that are required by a user . |
| 38 | Jean owns a shop which used to sell clothes but she has now decided that given the location she would make more money running a restaurant at the same premises . |
| 39 | The grant of the chancellorship of the earldom of March to William Catesby may also have owed something to Hastings , although , given the location of the office , probably more to another of Catesby 's patrons , the duke of Buckingham . |
| 40 | David Tennet ( Contractors ) has been given the grant to help convert a disused two-storey building in Commercial Street into four purpose-built industrial units . |
| 41 | Given the link the Government has forged between the collection of data for the local tax and the registration of the very same individuals for the vote , the cost of non-payment will be the loss of the remaining political clout the underclass has with which to fight its way back into mainstream Britain . |
| 42 | Given the link between fertility and tenure , and tenure and unemployment , a relationship between family status and unemployment would be expected : figure 7.8 shows that this is indeed the case — the unemployed are much more likely to have children ( and — perhaps more surprisingly — to be living away from home ) . |
| 43 | Thus instead of writing If the Seller shall have given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , and the Buyer shall fail to collect them within seven days from service of such notice , the Seller shall be entitled to make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage the drafter could write If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days , the Seller may make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 44 | Thus instead of writing If the Seller shall have given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , and the Buyer shall fail to collect them within seven days from service of such notice , the Seller shall be entitled to make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage the drafter could write If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days , the Seller may make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 45 | This structure is followed in the example given above and can be broken down as follows : If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection [ case ] , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days [ condition ] , the Seller [ subject ] may make arrangements for the storage of the goods [ action ] and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 46 | We are now in a position to set up a computerised database of these groups , but before proceeding any further and given the time-lapse since the original proposal to establish such a facility , I wonder if you could confirm that this would still be a useful tool and that it is within the original thinking . |
| 47 | The point here is that given the institutional and political realities of the formulation and implementation of nuclear policy , it would be difficult to characterise any rights to which the peace movement may wish to lay claim ( for example , the right to a nuclear-free world ) as legally protected ‘ choices ’ , especially given the insistence by some governments that nuclear policy is not a ‘ justiciable ’ issue ( Weiss , Chapter 11 ; but see Offczors and Ruete , Chapter 13 ; Hickman , Chapter 12 , all in this volume ) . |
| 48 | This is not at all surprising given the insistence by magistrates on the uniqueness of the cases appearing before them , which is why they utterly reject calls for consistency ( Parker et al. , 1999 ) , since these are seen to betray an ignorance of their own unique role in deciding each case on its particular merits . |
| 49 | Given the wording of cl 6 relating to delivery to store , acceptance would also take place upon delivery to store . |
| 50 | Peter of Corbeil was recommended for a prebend in York , given the bishopric of Cambrai in 1199 and then translated to the archbishopric of Sens in 1200 . |
| 51 | The prince is given the freedom of the garden if only he does not kiss the fairy . |
| 52 | The decision to press ahead with new builds on a large scale was based on Provincial 's conviction that it could reduce its losses if given the freedom to operate cost-effective diesel-mechanical rolling stock , allowing shorter but more frequent trains , than having to take on InterCity 's weary cast-off locos and hauled stock . |
| 53 | Since the stonemasons were usually allowed to create their own designs , they were also given the freedom to crack good jokes . |
| 54 | I retraced my steps to the square where Kennedy had been given the Freedom of the City ( an empty honour ) , and explored a network of narrow shopping streets . |
| 55 | Watts and his team have been given the freedom to manage , they have lifted the quality of staff and have improved productivity . |
| 56 | For example , until a few generations ago , children were not given the freedom to express themselves and their individuality . |
| 57 | These hospitals would remain as part of the NHS , but would be given the freedom to run themselves . |
| 58 | That is one of the theories expressed by many why Hoddle was never given the freedom Gascoigne is now enjoying . |
| 59 | BRIAN CLOUGH is to be given the Freedom of Nottingham — after rumours in the city that his reign at Forest could be coming to an end . |
| 60 | He was given the freedom of the town two years ago . |