Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] granted a " in BNC.

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1 The ‘ peak ’ organizations of business and labour are granted a special consultative status in return for their co-operation ( Schmitter 1979 ) Some corporatists maintain that within a capitalist economy such negotiations must be to the advantage of monopoly capital , since labour forgoes its local , workplace autonomy in favour of its corporate leadership .
2 In 1991 , the College was granted a Royal Charter , recognition , we believe , of our contribution and status in the world of management development .
3 A WOMAN jailed for life for murdering her violent husband was granted a retrial yesterday .
4 A MAN convicted of murder who claims he was framed by the police to cover up their guilt was granted a retrial by the English Court of Appeal yesterday .
5 However , in some important respects there are differences in treatment the most notable being as follows : ( 1 ) The hirer is granted a more limited right of termination under s101(1) of CCA 1974 .
6 Gabrielle was granted a decree nisi in a five-minute hearing at the Divorce Court in London , on the grounds that the couple had been apart for more than two years .
7 While pluralist groups are not licensed , recognized , subsidized , created or controlled by the state and do not monopolize the representation of interests within their functional areas , those of corporate society are granted a monopoly of representative activities ‘ in exchange for observing certain controls on their selection of leaders and articulation of demands and supports ’ ( Schmitter 1979 ) .
8 In this way the homosexual writer is granted a dubious measure of liberal pity ( ‘ if only he had n't lived in such a repressive world ’ ) while at the same time the heterosexual critic distances the threatening possibility that a homosexual writer might have a great many insights into the codes , mechanisms and ideologies of heterosexuality itself .
9 When a customer is granted a loan by his bank , the sum of money lent is added to his account .
10 Billed The Midsummer Night 's Dream , the party at Brafield Stadium was granted a licence by South Northants District Council , and even had the blessing of the county 's police force .
11 Upon his death his widow was granted a pension of £30 a year for five years .
12 This can be viewed as a familiar meditation on the theme of constancy and inconstancy between lovers , the reader being granted a glimpse into a private world whose terms of precise reference remain unknown .
13 9.8 Perpetuity period The perpetuity period applicable to this Lease shall be [ 80 ] years from the commencement of the Contractual Term and whenever in this Lease either party is granted a future interest in property there shall be deemed to be included in respect of every such grant a provision requiring that future interest to vest within the stated period and for it to be void for remoteness if it shall not have so vested Despite the importance of the rule against perpetuities , it is surprising that most leases granted today make no mention of it .
14 If a player was granted a good fixture , if the weather held fair , and if the player was popular with the supporters , a good sum might be raised .
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