Example sentences of "[adv] given [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If God can not be identified with man as a product of evolution , and thereby given a credible definition , then any effort to create a new and successful conception of God will founder on the same rocks of contention that have wrecked every religion that was ever believed in . |
| 2 | By a resolution passed by 305 votes to 36 , with 41 abstentions , Gorbachev was effectively given a free hand to dictate the process of economic reform by decree , to manage the state budget , and also to supervise law and order . |
| 3 | However , although it was not unusual for preachers to criticize social abuses and injustice , this was not necessarily given a revolutionary tone ( 230 , pp.291 , 296 ) , and the significant point about Ball was that he adapted a traditional idea to revolutionary ends . |
| 4 | Blacker Miller , still then Foreign Minister [ see above ] , was invited to address the meeting formally ( whereas San Román was only given a private hearing ) , and described the outcome as " adequate " . |
| 5 | These consequences will be discussed in later chapters , but it is necessary to see where they fit into the overall theory at the outset , especially given the recent interest which has been shown in Reich 's theories . |
| 6 | But the problem is that they may not be able to deal adequately with operating systems and computer environments that they do n't know and are not allowed to market ; especially given the financial position many of them are in . |
| 7 | But the problem is that they may not be able to deal adequately with operating systems and computer environments that they do n't know and are not allowed to market ; especially given the financial position many of them are in . |
| 8 | Many false trees will be generated from such a grammar , especially given the syntactic ambiguity of many English words . |
| 9 | The above discussions have noted that in general , error detection and correction are difficult techniques to implement , especially given the ambiguous nature of script recognition data . |
| 10 | Some practices may balk at this degree of rigour , especially given the relative scarcity of trained counsellors . |
| 11 | This performance is not to be dismissed , especially given the paradoxical scarcity of fine recordings of an apparently overrecorded work . |
| 12 | You will be aware that Nancy Brown and Reception staff have been considering a staggered approach to Reception staff hours especially given the computerised directory system currently being introduced . |
| 13 | As 30% of this is generated from the public sector , Compaq has , at a stroke , become the front-runner for contracts worth tens of million dollars each year , especially given the local preference for Unix server-backed personal computer networks . |
| 14 | Second , although much was made of the principle of ‘ flexibility ’ in both the PNP aims and its various courses and documents , there was an inherent contradiction in the notion of flexibility being mandated from above , especially given the didactic power of the model classroom . |
| 15 | The fish was revived by being placed back in the water , and literally given an underwater lip-to-lip kiss of life … |
| 16 | This book is intended as a concise account of the principles of peptide chemistry for upper-level undergraduates studying chemistry and biochemistry and the author has obviously given a great deal of thought to the needs of his readers . |
| 17 | The Chief Constable fussed around the Bishop , the press had been shut up , or anyway given a damn sight less than they would have been if it had n't been a priest 's body , or rather , head . |
| 18 | Nuttall has elsewhere given a mischievous account of an academic occasion in which a speaker insisted on asserting , ‘ It is a truth that the workers are oppressed . ’ |
| 19 | Alton 's rugby men were outnumbered , restricted , sin-binned and generally given a rough ride when a hand-picked side took on the club 's ladies team in a fun game on Sunday morning . |
| 20 | In their efforts to master Congress , presidents have normally given a high priority to working through their party 's legislative leaders , but it is clear that an amicable and productive relationship with such leaders was not established during the Nixon years . |
| 21 | The radio was thus given a traditional role once entrusted only to wise old men and women . |
| 22 | Each area is scored out of 10 and the company is thus given an overall rating out of 200 . |
| 23 | Empirical analysis is thus given an alternative explanatory methodology . |
| 24 | The goddess Hathor is thus given an uncharacteristic fierce role , but one which she fulfilled with great zeal . |
| 25 | Twelve subjects were individually given a four-consonant sequence and an arbitrary number to count backwards from in threes as fast as they could before they were given the signal . |
| 26 | In either March or April 1994 we hope to welcome our first lady speaker ( apart from Janet Preshous , who has already given a joint talk with her husband . |
| 27 | Five of the ladies have already given a public display , at a keep fit rally in Drayton , and Wendy anticipates that they 'll put their skills behind the association 's new fund-raising campaign to buy a Sunshine Coach for use in Hampshire . |
| 28 | From the description of the AEC already given the demanding and disciplined nature of the course can be appreciated . |
| 29 | Uncovering a breach of Rule 28 will not be easy given the complex nature of insider dealing transactions . |
| 30 | This was an enlightened decision , but it can not have been easy given the high level of unemployment in the rural west , and the need to find more material resources . |