Example sentences of "gives a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Norris has given a further and suggestive explanation : ‘ The possession of a written Constitution whose principles are yet open to all manner of far-reaching judicial review … gives a political edge to questions of textual and interpretative theory that they do not have in the British cultural context . ’ |
| 2 | It is a handsome conversion and gives a catholic flavour to a street which used to be the exclusive preserve of contemporary Western art . |
| 3 | So although the law is mainly directed at shopkeepers , it could also be applied to anyone who sells or gives a young person a sniffable product . |
| 4 | This gives a rough idea of the number of choices that have to be carried forward in order to produce word graphs of this size . |
| 5 | The pagination Table ( 6.4 ) gives a rough indication of national dailies ' increase in size ( new type faces and better ink eventually meant more words per page ) . |
| 6 | This gives a rough indication of the lunar cratering rate over the last 3900 Ma as shown in Figure 8.1 which is based closely on Figure 6.9 . |
| 7 | The research on this subject so far gives a mixed answer ( Campbell 1985 , Baum and Cope 1980 , Kiernan 1989a ) . |
| 8 | We know that the speed of traction up the incline was 0.75 feet/second , which for an available power of 25 h.p. gives a tractive effort of about 8.5 tons . |
| 9 | The sun illuminating the canopy of heaven , reflects its lustre on the earth below , and gives a delicate distinction to every distance on the picture , and to every object its due place , in all the regular gradation of aerial perspective . ’ |
| 10 | Plotting these distances against time gives a mean rate of dispersal whilst the distances themselves indicate the general amount of movement shown by those individuals on that shore . |
| 11 | This is acceptable only if it can be demonstrated that the method gives a reasonable approximation of the actual cost . |
| 12 | This gives a reasonable impression of the massive quantities of raw materials required and an indication of the effort involved . |
| 13 | Arranged into convenient sections that deal with equipment , accessories , technique , composition , air-to-air , museum , selling , research etc , it gives a reasonable overview into the art of taking aircraft pictures , a difficult art at the best of times . |
| 14 | This gives a reasonable result in terms of synonyms : six out of seventeen , or 35 per cent . |
| 15 | DIN rating gives a reasonable guide to engine power as installed , particularly as it 's a ‘ production average ’ figure , or should be — some manufacturers actually quote peak figures but quality them by saying that an individual engine may vary within stated limits , while others do n't bother with the nicety . |
| 16 | Aerial photographs reveal little more than the site 's main features , and plotting scatters of surface finds only gives a reasonable guide to its centre , with little information about its extent or shape . |
| 17 | But in the desert it gives a strange moaning sound , low and sensual , accompanied by the singing of the sand as it skates across itself . |
| 18 | It gives a strange luminosity to the hills , especially under a dark sky , adding almost a lunar atmosphere to the landscapes . |
| 19 | A film like The Lost Boys just gives a suitable title , something to hook on to . ’ |
| 20 | The Novel gives a familiar relation of such things as pass every day before our eyes , such as may happen to our friends , or to ourselves , and the perfection of it is , to represent every scene in so easy and natural a manner , and to make them appear so probable , as to deceive us into a persuasion ( at least while we are reading ) that all is real , until we are affected by the joys or distresses , of the persons in the story , as if they were our own . |
| 21 | Montefiore gives a familiar example : |
| 22 | This gives a simple rule for deciding how to alter each switch , to lower the energy . |
| 23 | Time spent in the tack emporiums of any town or city gives a greater insight into the ways and customs of a place , then trudging around dolls museums and marine parks , or even witnessing displays of traditional , tourist-orientated dancing . |
| 24 | The degree gives a thorough understanding of the social , economic and environmental context of housing , focusing on Scottish housing policy , practice and law . |
| 25 | The colour photographs are of very poor quality and the text is printed on rather scruffy lilac paper , but it gives a thorough account of the 1990–91 season , and is an essential point of reference and source of knowledge for any buff of Indian cricket . |
| 26 | In the meantime he has to deflect the suspicions of his wife Cordelia , whose pretentious tastes , callous manipulation and faux -aristo accent Amis gives a thorough doing-over . |
| 27 | Eventually the dominant male gives a sharp cry and the subordinate flies off . |
| 28 | The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them . |
| 29 | The simplest form of potential divider that gives a fixed attenuation between input and output is shown in figure 8.1(a) . |
| 30 | for instance , the BBC gives a fixed mortgage interest allowance . |