Example sentences of "to give the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In mathematics approximations are very often used in order to give the rough shape of the solution . |
| 2 | Odd to give the spiritual leadership of three villages to a man about whom you knew nothing , who appeared to have received minimum training , whose fitness no one seemed concerned to have established , whose career was n't even recorded . |
| 3 | The Russian attachés in Sofia and Belgrade , Colonels Romanovskii and Artamonov , a good case in point , did much by their belligerent attitude to give the Balkan alliance of 1912 against the Ottoman empire a more aggressive and expansionist slant than it might otherwise have had . |
| 4 | Colour half the remaining fondant yellow ( keep unused fondant tightly wrapped to prevent drying ) , with a little brown added if required to give the appropriate wall shade . |
| 5 | It is reasonable to give the appropriate Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry a little more time to respond to it . |
| 6 | So , careful bending , then clamping to the form overnight to give the finished runners . |
| 7 | Brewers may add sugar to encourage a strong secondary fermentation and also additional hops to give the finished beer a pleasant hoppy aroma . |
| 8 | The complexities of the design procedure can be reduced by grouping individual activities under global headings , to give the macro description as described earlier in this chapter . |
| 9 | They invited Ramsey to give the inaugural address . |
| 10 | In every case that I have examined , the police were involved at a very early stage , before any serious attempt had been made either to assess the reliability of the allegation or to give the accused teacher a chance of refuting it . |
| 11 | The drawing suggests how resources are linked together to give the over-all thrust of the plan . |
| 12 | I want you to give the European components presentation to Klepner . ’ |
| 13 | It might be appropriate to give the European Parliament rights of confirmation for Commissioners , and it could be worth considering giving the Parliament rights of recall of Commissioners as well . |
| 14 | The 15-year-old proposal aims to give the European Commission exclusive jurisdiction over the largest industrial mergers involving companies from more than one EC state . |
| 15 | All EC governments had undertaken to give the European Commission , by April 1 , detailed plans for achieving the EC 's target date for stabilising carbon dioxide emissions : by the year 2005 for us , and 2000 for the rest of them . |
| 16 | He has presented plans to give the central bank a form of independence , though not without last-minute wobbles ( independence is a prerequisite for monetary union , which he favours ) . |
| 17 | And the government 's recent promise to give the central bank independence should buttress its authority in the markets . |
| 18 | When in January 1645 the French agreed to give the Dutch representatives the coveted title of " Excellency " this at once led to demands from the imperial electors that theirs must be given it also . |
| 19 | Large or small , visitors love the big daddy of 'em all — Shamu the killer whale , guaranteed to give the spellbound audience a good soaking . |
| 20 | These and other factors combined to give the elderly population a new and high profile in post-war public debate and social research . |
| 21 | Don Shears ( Avon ) moved up to the 55 age group where , seeded number 4 following his unbeaten run in the Dubler Cup , he reached the semi-final to give the ultimate runner-up , Gordon Davis ( USA ) a tough fight after battling through three exhausting rounds . |
| 22 | To say that God did it is to give the ultimate cause and to give meaning to it . |
| 23 | Its refined and elegant design will enhance any bathroom to give the ultimate luxury of a sauna/shower in your own home . |
| 24 | Without knowledge of the particular type of error , any attempted correction is bound to give the incorrect solution in some cases , but more detailed investigation is necessary to establish whether this proportion is significant . |
| 25 | I decided to give the combined mode a try since I was using a fairly fast 386DX — it was still painfully slow so I reverted to separate modes . |
| 26 | Because Mr Skinner is a former miner and the committee he has joined will be dealing with a bill to give the private sector a bigger share in the coal industry . |
| 27 | We want to give the private sector the opportunity to operate existing rail services and introduce new ones , for both passengers and freight . |
| 28 | We also use the survey to examine the significance of small establishments as employers of temporary workers and the regional distribution of temporary employment , to give the personal characteristics of temporary workers — concentrating on their sex , age and marital status — and to discuss some of the reasons given by temporary workers for working on this basis . |
| 29 | The suggestion for a community treatment order was rejected by some , on the grounds that it would infringe civil liberties , there was insufficient research to justify this extra measure , the existing legislation provided a sufficient framework to give the necessary powers to deal with the problem , and changing the law might divert attention from the real need to provide resources to support an acceptable programme of community care . |
| 30 | So often people become almost paralysed by the apparent enormity of the tasks to be undertaken , that the only way to give the necessary support is to help them to partialise the tasks . |