Example sentences of "it gives [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Some anthropologists would counter these examples by arguing that there actually are class-like phenomena in such states ( Terray , 1975 ) , by pointing out the difference in access to the means of production between elders and juniors and men and women , but even if this argument is accepted it gives little support to the general theory in that such ‘ class ’ differences also occur in clearly stateless societies .
2 Another way of putting it is that even though the academic community is founded on a culture of critical discourse ( see Chapter 7 ) , normally it gives little thought to the criteria by which its critical judgements come into play .
3 More specifically , it gives little attention to processes other than those related to class ( including ‘ lost ’ class ) experience and the demands of capital accumulation .
4 But when you consider this in the context of its well-weighted precision and speed , it gives little cause for complaint .
5 It gives little guidance as to the individual weightings to be attached to explanatory variables for evaluating between them , or the precise ways in which they interact , and lacks predictive power ( Gill , 1969 ) .
6 It gives that power to me .
7 More or less handmade , a pocket-sprung mattress is expensive but the best bet for couples of differing weights as it gives each sleeper individual support .
8 Such a system is inherently inflationary as it encourages escalation of costs and there is no evidence that it gives any encouragement to the cost effective use of different procedures since the health care suppliers know that , whatever the cost , they will be reimbursed .
9 The question is important because it gives some clue as to the likely rise in the long-run house price to income ratio ( because demand for housing has shifted upwards , while supply remains relatively constant ) .
10 Section 5.4 is more interesting , however , in that it gives some indication of the problem that false positives could cause even if LA succeeded in accessing all the intended words .
11 No mention about the difficult task that the County Council 's got in living within a budget , a capping level of three hundred and seventy million , and it would be reasonable , in in a , in a , in a sense that when somebody 's proposing opposition to a budget , it gives some indication as to what within the budget , would have to be cut .
12 ‘ The monument wo n't be finished till the millennium , but it gives another side to American his-story … this is our-story .
13 First , it gives more space than is usual to money .
14 It gives more information and even tells you not just how to survive yourself but how to rescue others .
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