Example sentences of "by give a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we recognise that professionals do not have ownership of problems and that it is the primary managers ( parents ) who sort out problems , there is nothing to be gained by giving a contrary impression to parents . |
| 2 | Bentham and the utilitarians , Marx and Engels , Pareto and Mosca , the Fabians , the American pragmatists , provide examples of political thinkers — admittedly differing widely in the power and range of their theories — who have influenced political life by giving a new orientation to the actions of classes , elites or other groups in their societies , partly by shaping opinion , partly by a direct involvement in social movements and political parties . |
| 3 | I was able to let him know in advance of my possible visit by giving a short letter to someone in Fontanellato , a patient of Dr Sambataro 's , who was going to visit a very ill relative in Lagrimone . |
| 4 | He admitted three charges of illegally camping in a lay-by and two charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving a false name to police . |
| 5 | Thus , while this concept and associated beliefs are central to Semai attitudes of dependency ( by entailing the responsibility of the group to nurture the individual by satisfying his needs , see Robarchek 1986b ) , it also buttresses the sense of individuality by giving a privileged position to individuals ' wishes and motives . |
| 6 | The service operates on a hail and ride basis — at any point along the route the Nipper minibus will stop , so long as it is safe to do so , by giving a clear signal to the driver . |
| 7 | Such explanations are simplistic and pernicious , because whatever their intentions , they tend to end up just like non-feminist research , by giving an academic gloss to commonplace stereotypes and so reinforcing the status quo . |