Example sentences of "has [be] give the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The principle of zero change in success rate , no matter how great the evolutionary progress in equipment , has been given the memorable name of the ‘ Red Queen effect ’ by the American biologist Leigh van Valen .
2 Middlesbrough whistler Jeff Winter has been given the good news that he has been promoted to the Football League middle for the start of next season a distinction held by only 90 referees in the whole of the country .
3 The conduct element is causing ‘ actual bodily harm ’ , which has been given the wide definition of ‘ any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim ’ so long as it is not merely transient or trifling' .
4 Check that any resident on a special diet has been given the right food .
5 It has been given the lowest efficiency target in the country by the Government 's new Passenger 's Charter .
6 But the deal has even greater cultural significance , as The Shoe People has been given the official stamp of approval to become a major influence on millions of Russian children .
7 ACTRESS Jane Asher has been given the excellent news that the cakes she designs are to be sold nationwide by Sainsbury 's from next month .
8 The relative or person who has been given the medical certificate by the doctor must see the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district where the death occurred , in order that the death may be registered .
9 What happens if a customer complains that she has been given the wrong change ?
10 ARSENAL manager George Graham has been given the green light to go on a Christmas spending spree .
11 It seems odd that the coal pfennig has been given the green light by Brussels when we have been continually led to believe that state aid for our coal industry would not be allowed .
12 Pickering Town Football Club has been given the green light to install floodlights as part of its plan to win promotion to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties League .
13 Wintercure , a fast-drying coating that cures in virtually any weather conditions , has been given the green light by the Ponts et Chaussees Laboratories , one of the foremost approval agencies in France .
14 A PAINT that fights bugs has been given the green light for use in ‘ sick ’ buildings .
15 From one of olympic fame to another who works in a typing ool. hazel cooke from Gloucester has been given the British empire medal — for her efforts in one of those very few recession beating jobs — she works in the insolvency section of the department of Trade and Industry .
16 A young man from Gloucestershire who wants to become a professional juggler has been given the royal seal of approval .
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