Example sentences of "gives it [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He who controls the past controls the future ’ is the message of his last utopia : a sense of history is ultimately power , since a people is guided and governed by a collective sense of what it means to itself and to the world , and history gives it that sense , and only history . |
| 2 | The addition of oboes to a high melodic cello passage gives it great poignancy , and at the same time counteracts the tendency towards thinness of tone which is apt to be somewhat distressing unless the cellos are both first-rate and numerous . |
| 3 | It must therefore be acquired and taught in a way which gives it general significance . |
| 4 | In the end , the only character who lifts the play from the ruck and gives it lasting interest is the virtuoso himself . |
| 5 | I think that all that this policy does is make that more explicit , it gives it greater clarity . |
| 6 | ACT FINANCIAL EXPLAINS HOW OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING GIVES IT UNRIVALLED MOMENTUM |
| 7 | Softboard has a spongy texture , which gives it good sound and thermal insulation properties . |
| 8 | But if you 're religiously inclined , then clearly the universe looks a bit different , because the universe has a creator , and having a creator gives it some kind of meaning . |
| 9 | All this gives it some importance in bringing the workforce to acceptance of the new work disciplines of the industrial revolution . |
| 10 | If the process of taking evidence abroad is to serve its purpose , the evidence must be in a form which makes it admissible and gives it proper weight in the proceedings for which it was prepared , and this requires the authorities of the country in which the evidence is to be taken to show considerable flexibility in allowing , and it may be operating , modes of procedure which are quite unfamiliar . |
| 11 | Unlike the spinal column of any other mammal , it has a network of interlocking protrusions from its vertebrae that gives it enormous strength and resistance to crushing . |
| 12 | Modern technology is now so sophisticated the microprocessor-based design of the teleprinter gives it enormous power and flexibility . |
| 13 | As the boat is reversing steadily , Grant gives it full throttle forward . |
| 14 | Fronting the object , on the other hand , foregrounds it and gives it local prominence ( cf. A great deal of publicity was received in China and A great deal of publicity the book received in China ) . |
| 15 | Er but as I say if , if we can do it on a personalized basis er personalized geographic basis , it gives it more identity er then what , what you produced certainly i is halfway there to the issues that Steve mentioned earlier on . |