Example sentences of "[adv] be give [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent development of Soviet society produced an emphasis upon another strand in Marxist thought about the transition to socialism ( one which had not hitherto been given much prominence ) involving the idea of the ‘ dictatorship of the proletariat ’ ; and in the specific conditions prevailing in Russia , which differed entirely from those in Western Europe , this soon evolved in practice into the dictatorship of the Bolshevik party , then the dictatorship of the party 's central committee , and finally the dictatorship of a single individual . |
| 2 | His wish had been granted , but he had only been given more time to experience cruel and unabated pain . |
| 3 | ‘ Over the past hundred years there has never been a real commitment to the formation of a contemporary art collection and the cost of establishing one has not been given much thought ’ , says Corral . |
| 4 | An approach to the examination of social policy has been introduced here that has not been given much explicit attention in relation to the study of specific policies . |
| 5 | Finally , it should be pointed out that one of the grounds on which under section 432 the Secretary of State may appoint inspectors to investigate and report on the affairs of a company is that ‘ the company 's members have not been given all the information with respect to its affairs which they might reasonably expect ’ — whether or not that information is such that they have an express statutory right to be told it . |
| 6 | In the course of his opinion in Maitland , the Lord President ( Clyde ) observed that the nobile officium should be exercised where a formal step had been per incuriam , omitted , and unnecessary delay and expenditure would result if the whole procedure had to be carried out again ; but that it was not to be used as a cloak for incompetence to extend a statutory remedy to a party who had not been given such a remedy , or , by consent of parties , to supplement statutory procedure by what would be an amendment of a statute . |
| 7 | ‘ We are asking staff who have not been given another location to turn up at their nearest branch , where a desk and computer terminal will be provided for them . ’ |
| 8 | He had never seen such a sparsely attended panel meeting ; the panel had not been given any written papers outlining Kent Opera 's financial position . |
| 9 | There may also be funds in bank or building society accounts but we have not been given any details of these . |
| 10 | She had not been given any choice in the matter . |
| 11 | But the community health council 's chief officer , Mrs Chris Stead , said the council had still not been given any assurances that the situation was being addressed . |
| 12 | We have still not been given any kind of direct word , we 've not been back in direct communication with them . |
| 13 | I 've not been given any instructions ! |
| 14 | I have already been given several different figures , and was told by one person I could have 50 × 12″ fish because I have a good filter . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've just been given some great news . |
| 16 | Some naturalists argued that all characters should be taken into account when determining relationships , but others claimed that some characters were more fundamental than others and should thus be given more weight . |
| 17 | A secure soloist , it is implied , might not be given much guidance . |
| 18 | Even if play areas are created off-street , the impression must not be given that the rest of the street is not intended for playing children . |
| 19 | Tea and coffee should be strictly limited , and the patient should drink them from a small cup , and should not be given several cups in succession . |
| 20 | Consequently , another aspect of the debate about corporation has been whether a particular country should or should not be given this label . |
| 21 | equipment , and in ‘ first-world ’ country sees no excuse to continue fishing in this manner : ‘ The counter-arguments of a handful of fishermen ... not representative of the industry ... should not be given any particular weight . |
| 22 | And third , ministers will not be given any detailed information about MI5 's work . |
| 23 | One merely has to read its wording to see that it can not be given any sensible meaning in a context such as the present , where the mind and will of the defendants are also treated in law as the mind and will of ‘ the other . ’ |
| 24 | Whereas the former leads into a philosophical cul de sac and can not be given any definitive answer , the latter indicates the kind of approach that promises to be illuminating and fruitful . |
| 25 | The sociology of Freud is built on his analysis of instincts , and has usually been given little serious consideration within sociology precisely because the concept of instinct is thought to be unsociological . |
| 26 | He could n't remember ever being given much chance to degrade her . |
| 27 | Ben has also been giving those Yorkshire boys a good seeing-to with an on-sight flash of Kleptomanis ( F8a ) at the Holywood Bowl , a one-day ascent of the Yorkshire Ripper ( F8b ) at Kilnsey , and he got Magnetic Fields ( F8a/8a+ ) first red-point . |
| 28 | You have probably been given this brochure by your local ABTA Travel Agent . |
| 29 | Lay readers or elders who have traditionally been given this job may well not be gifted to lead the congregation in the way described above . |
| 30 | This more psychoanalytical explanation may seem far-fetched , but it is important to realize that feline terms have often been given some sort of sexual connotation ( sex kittens , pussy as slang for female genitals , and cathouse for brothel ) . |