Example sentences of "[be] given [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 Liqueurs or fortified wines such as port and sherry are given a higher alcohol level ( 15.5% upwards ) by adding grape spirit during or after fermentation .
2 We field operatives are given a looser brief .
3 Are given a fairer lot and better jobs .
4 They 've been given a better education , a longer and healthier life and higher expectations , but no future .
5 a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’
6 BATTLE of the Atlantic veteran and Garston MP Eddie Loyden should have been given a greater role in the recent commemorations .
7 Parents have been given a bigger role than ever before .
8 The living room , originally furnished in rusty browns , has just been given a brighter look with soft peach paper and multi-striped curtains by Designers Guild .
9 He 's known as a bit of a smoothie but Nigel Havers has been given a harder edge in his new series , Sleepers , starting next week .
10 What else could you do if you 'd been given no further guidance ?
11 An ordinary NHS patient can ask to be given a greater degree of privacy in a separate room if it is not needed on medical grounds for other patients , and can pay for the privilege .
12 During the summit , Heads of Government will decide whether the European regions should be given a greater role in decision making in the Community .
13 Market forces would over the next five years be given a greater role so as to boost production and secure an average growth rate of 5 per cent ( against 3.2 per cent during the 1980s ) .
14 In Germany , too , pressures for the Reichstag to be given a greater say in the conduct of foreign policy could be felt .
15 A further complicating factor is that English interference in BSL occurs at times under the guise of improving the English skills of deaf people , so that the interlanguage ( a variable form of signed English ) may be given a higher status than the original language .
16 Depending on the particular dimension being measured , the degree of agreement may be given a higher weighting and that of disagreement a lower one .
17 The deal also meant that Kylie could be given a better than average contract , he revealed in Business Review Weekly .
18 In fact , the learning rule can be given a firmer foundation .
19 One problem will undoubtedly be the growing demands of the European Parliament , backed by Chancellor Kohl and President Mitterrand , to be given a bigger say with the Council of Ministers in setting broad Community economic objectives and in holding a future EC central bank to account .
20 In all election campaigns , incumbent governments are going to be given a harder time than the Opposition .
21 His " philosophic sense " required to be given a freer play and a more adequate expression .
22 The outbreak of hostilities had the immediate effect of silencing most of those within Congress who had spoken out against war , and effectively removed the argument that sanctions should be given a longer period in which to work .
23 At the level of parliament , the news media and opinion poll data , management of the national economy has been the dominant issue in British politics for much of the post-war period and however important it is for socialists to insist that ‘ the political ’ be given a broader definition , they can not afford to be silent on so important a concern .
24 Existing gainers of the subsidy would presumably be given a further five years ' grace , and new recruits would similarly benefit .
25 Following the weekend , you will be given a further challenge if you are successful .
26 If this fails to achieve the desired results , then they would be given a further 15 years to replace lead service lines .
27 B argued , however , that the definition had to be given a narrower definition either as regards the Regulations as a whole or those relevant to the instant case : the Regulations contemplated an actual employment relationship between employer and employee , and the definition in Reg 2 could not be applied literally .
28 At present the statement must be given no later than 13 weeks after employment commences , but part-time workers who work less than 16 hours a week need not be given a statement until they have been employed for five years and worked eight hours or more a week .
29 The police had made one mistake too many in this case and would be given no further opportunities to demonstrate their incompetence .
30 New tenants , particularly from non-conforming households such as single parents , tend to be given the poorer standard housing and are expected to prove their ability to look after and improve their home before being transferred to a better property .
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