Example sentences of "[noun sg] have been given [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Platelet structure and its relationship to platelet function has been given tremendous impetus , through the application of electromicroscopy to the study of platelet anatomy and the development of techniques for isolation of physiologically active platelets and their preservation for ultrastructural study . |
| 2 | That in view of the foregoing considerations we ask you to ask the Masters " Association to delay any decision hurtful to the interests of women compositors until the women 's case has been given full consideration . |
| 3 | OFFICIALS of an apparently doomed workingmen 's club have been given fresh hope that it could survive . |
| 4 | Amid all the speculation about the future of our great Taoiseach , one issue has been given scant consideration : what is the quality of those who are being identified as his likely successors ? |
| 5 | The campaign has been given additional clout this weekend , with referees under instruction to dismiss instantly anyone guilty of head-high tackles on or off the ball , and not to send them to the sin-bin where they have gone too often in the past . |
| 6 | The Institute has been given legal advice to the effect that there is a possibility that the defence of qualified or absolute privilege might be available , but it would be up to the courts to decide and the only way of finding out would be a test case . |
| 7 | The vice-chancellor said the creditors ' committee had been given insufficient time and information to judge the proposals , which were negotiated by BCCI liquidator Touche Ross , particularly whether accepting Abu Dhabi 's package would recover more money for creditors than suing the majority shareholders . |
| 8 | Over the past year so much time and energy has been devoted to considering the implications of the new audit regulatory regime that investment business has been given scant attention by commentators and the profession alike . |
| 9 | A Central News South crew has been given unprecedented access to film at the Buckinghamshire Prison . |
| 10 | Polemis ( N.C. , 1974 ) the court held that if a person had been given insufficient time , an adjournment must be granted . |
| 11 | Maintenance Manager — this role has been given considerable status in this example ; it could have been placed in a subordinate position to the Manufacturing Manager , where it is frequently to be found . |
| 12 | Criticism within the armed forces of the government 's policy had been given public expression in a Jan. 28 speech by the Army Chief of Staff General Mirza Aslam Beg , who described the Gulf war as part of a " Zionist " strategy . |
| 13 | The Bill has been given extensive consideration in another place — a total of about 65 hours , including four days in Committee and three days on Report . |
| 14 | Protesters have vowed to carry on the demonstrations despite the fact the tour has been given tacit approval by the African National Congress . |
| 15 | Their firm had been given short shrift and was passed from one office to the next . |
| 16 | MEN who want children after having a vasectomy have been given new hope . |
| 17 | So far , more than half of those taken on trial have been given full time jobs like Chris . |
| 18 | The evaluation of primary source material has been given increasing emphasis in recent years , most notably with changes such as GCSE or National Curriculum history . |
| 19 | He says there have been several instances in one council department where employees who are members of the Labour Party have been given temporary promotion . |