Example sentences of "[noun pl] was given the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Construction of the three remaining dams was given the go-ahead . |
| 2 | The proliferation of nuclear weapons was given the title of ‘ the Nth power problem . ’ |
| 3 | In France , at the accession of Henry II in 1547 , each of the four secrétaires des finances was given the task of overseeing the administration of a group of French provinces and also of relations with the foreign states which bordered on these ; thus for example the secretary who supervised Burgundy and Champagne was normally also responsible for relations with the Swiss cantons and the states of west Germany . |
| 4 | The average number of total thymocytes of these littermates was given the value of 100% , and the number of total thymocytes in individual mutant mice was converted into a percentage . |
| 5 | One of the clan groups was given the responsibility for securing the delivery of the food to the warehouses , but the internal divisions and the lorry drivers ' loyalties mean that some food is always stolen , or lost to corruption . |