Example sentences of "[verb] be give little " in BNC.
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| 1 | In tropical countries the importance of maintaining the cold chain is recognised , but in temperate countries it has been given little attention until recently . |
| 2 | Although most of us can recognize without difficulty the importance that the emotions play in our lives , the subject has been given little systematic attention by the disciplines most concerned with furthering understanding of human behaviour . |
| 3 | The practice of nurses working flexible hours , which is largely controlled by the needs of the nursing team , has to date been given little attention . |
| 4 | We also felt that Zephyr had been under pressure due to her immense popularity and had been given little opportunity to show off the gentle side of her nature — in the same way the more extrovert patients had dominated the evening while those of shy and retiring nature had slightly missed out . |
| 5 | Dr Marshall , 60 , said it was disgraceful that she had been given little more than 48 hours to tidy her office . |
| 6 | Lesbians and HIV prevention have been given little attention in the overall response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic . |