Example sentences of "be given the [det] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 If payments were partly based on per capita emissions of greenhouse gases , would methane from paddy fields be given the same price as carbon dioxide from power stations , cars and burning tropical forests ?
2 Is not it reasonable that the House of Commons should be given the same information as is made available to the press in briefings ?
3 Regretting attempts by " some countries in the North to fashion the new world order only on the basis of their priorities " , the document suggested that military and political objectives be given the same importance as " economic and social dimensions " .
4 Thus , for example , " theft " would probably be given the same meaning that word bears in the Theft Act 1968 ; if the drafter intends some other meaning , he/she should define the relevant word for the purposes of the contract .
5 Third , the Registrar 's certificate will be given the same effect as regards further particulars as it has with respect to the creation of a charge .
6 Doreen , a nineteen-year-old mother of three young children , felt strongly about this after her experiences , and correctly points out that it was her own choice to have her children , and she should be given the same respect as any older mother :
7 These diseases could at least be given the same priority as other diseases .
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