Example sentences of "[det] [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was interesting to note that given the diversity of political opinions that such a strong consensus could exist around the issue of government economic initiatives for the area . |
| 2 | I think that given the chance the little-uns would have voted Piggy in as their leader . |
| 3 | Mr McNeil said , however , that given the CRE investigation he could not say if the education department had subsequently employed any bilingual educational psychologists or more interpreters . |
| 4 | Yet it seems strange to me that given the possibility of professional marketing for such an encounter , rugby is missing an opportunity to make its case outwith its heartland . |
| 5 | All I would claim is that given the existence of this phenomenon of extensive , very long-term memory of the campaigns of successful brands , the onus is on the mathematicians to disprove the existence of any long-term effect : the fact that they can not find such an effect , with the somewhat rudimentary apparatus at their disposal , is not enough . |
| 6 | " There was something I forgot to mention to you earlier , " said the Padre , who did not normally favour such a blunt approach but felt that given the state of his health there might not be any time to lose … |
| 7 | Our experience at our projects demonstrates that given the opportunity , lone parents , like any parents , want to improve the situation of their children by by working and by not being dependent upon benefits . |
| 8 | Studies have shown that given the support and guidance of a general practitioner , Nicorette can be a useful aid to stopping smoking , especially for more dependent smokers [ 4 ] . |
| 9 | Jean owns a shop which used to sell clothes but she has now decided that given the location she would make more money running a restaurant at the same premises . |
| 10 | Hambledon District Council believes that insufficient regard has been payed erm to these issues erm in the structure plan alteration , in paragraph thirty three the P P G sets down a list of criteria erm to which local authorities er should refer erm , I 'll erm refer specifically to er to three of them and I and and comeback to them as I go through erm erm what I want to say , erm the first one I draw that I would draw the panel 's attention to is erm that the alternative of the expansion of existing towns or villages should represent a less satisfactory method at providing the land for housing that is needed , and it 's a rhetorical question really here , erm and w we would ask that erm if there has n't been a comparative appraisal erm of the two options , and how could there be , there 's no erm district or areas been identified , how can we be certain that one option is better than another under the terms of that er criterion , erm the oth second point we would draw the panel 's attention is that the proposal is a clear expression of local preference supported by the local planning authorities , and again I would emphasize there that Hambledon District Council objects , and the third one is the option of a new settlement in preference to the alternative would result in positive environmental improvements , and I 'll return to that erm briefly in relation to er to Hambledon , P P G twelve erm paragraph six one four that 's been referred to it , includes a check list of issues against which areas in for new development in general er need to be er considered , with particular reference for reducing the need for travel , erm amongst these issues that the P P G asked the Councils to take into account erm are that development should make full and effective use of land within existing urban areas , that developments er should consider development patterns that are closely related to public transport net networks , and in relation to housing , and that housing is located in such a way as to minimize car use for journeys to work , school , and other local facilities , P P G thirteen , and I would expect erm I would agree with what Mr Donson has said here , is that it it 's draft and obviously one has to put the appropriate weight on it , but erm this reinforces and expands upon erm established government policy , reducing the need for travel , erm I do n't think it 's necessary for me to go into er the quotes in detail , I think that those have been er been touched on , erm , however , I would say erm that Hambledon District Council believes that the advice in draft P P G thirteen is much less supportive of new settlements , it suggests that greater weight must be given to the environmental implications of the additional traffic generated by new settlements erm this is , erm we believe , particularly important in view of the fact that a new settlement for York is unlikely to be self contained , and by its nature many of the residents will still look to York for essential services , social links , and employment , turning to the residual requirement , erm we have a concern over this , erm clearly a new settlement is intended to mop up any residual requirement which the er policy sets at fourteen hundred dwellings , we 've heard evidence from York today that er the city can accommodate erm more erm houses than was originally envisaged , which brings the residual requirement to erm about the minimum size specified by the County Council as being erm about the right level erm to make a s a new settlement self supporting , however , we would point out that there is still the possibility of erm further peripheral development around York , the greenbelt local plan and Southern Ryedale local plan er have not yet been statutory adopted , the inspector has n't reported on those , we do n't know what he 's going to say about sites er which were at issue , or on the need for flexibility between the inner erm boundary of the greenbelt and the city , irrespective of course of what the inspector says , erm being not yet statutory adopted the County and Ryedale will still have the opportunity to consider , reconsider there policies there , but putting that aside for the present , erm even if it is established that er the requirement for nine thousand seven hundred houses erm ca n't a occupied by er can be accommodated by er peripheral development , erm this does n't it does n't necessarily follow that the answer has to be a new settlement , we heard yesterday in erm great detail that erm environmental considerations have justified a reduction in the rate of development in other districts , erm in the county , I would point out that a relatively modest reduction erm in the inward migration to Ryedale , Selby , and York , could mop up the residual requirement , if one looks at erm the reasons for the greenbelt it is perhaps surprising that given the importance attached to maintaining its historic form and character that this is not an issue erm that 's been considered . |
| 11 | Indeed , many observers would argue that given the growth of cabinet government , the potential for government to seek and receive such powers is significantly greater now than was the case at the time when Dicey was writing . |
| 12 | Logically , we would not , but the reply would have to be that given the processing mechanisms we seem to have , it would not be practically possible . |
| 13 | ( Common sense reminds us that given the distribution of women in employment in Edinburgh , most of the mothers probably were or had been employed in some form of domestic service or in the clothing industry ; but in what proportions ? ) |
| 14 | That is to say that given the input motion to the system , all other motions may be calculated and the velocities and accelerations of all points in the mechanism found . |
| 15 | His successors of whatever party will not be bound by anything the Noble Earl may say this afternoon , it is inconceivable that a Home Secretary in five or ten years time , also what Lord say in February nineteen ninety four , I really must n't do whatever er I thought of doing in er that given the fact that the Noble Earl Lord gave certain assurances , he will do whatever he considers on that occasion to be right |
| 16 | A question I would ask is that given the product which you had in June and the fact that presumably you have to take what goes , presumably the fact that they do n't send you the strongest stuff erm are you surprised that the figures were down in view of the quality of what you had , or are you surprised it might not have been worse ? |
| 17 | Once this is completed we will show that given the agent B'S form their beliefs about z in this way , then it is indeed optimal for player A to choose a strategy of the form first postulated . |
| 18 | The twins , sons of a doctor at Stranmillis , have each won the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award . |
| 19 | Young , a Croft Inns catering manager and Les Simms , a BBC engineer , have each won the world championship for honey making for their Dromore Beekeepers Club in the past two years . |
| 20 | I had only half heard the conversation because part of my mind was far away . |
| 21 | And some travelled the horse walking it , but some rode a pony . |
| 22 | ‘ Some had one and some had the other . ’ |
| 23 | For example , what precipitated the movement of labour-intensive manufacturing from North to South over the past three decades , and how exactly has this affected the employment and wages of skilled and unskilled workers ? |
| 24 | Not only has this reduced the operating costs , but it has also meant that for the first time in its history the Central Wales Line has been able to support a Sunday service ; indeed in July 1987 , one Sunday saw fourteen train movements , what with BR 's own service train , the various Recreation Ramblers , sponsored by the Sports Council , and two excursion rail tours . |
| 25 | With such complexity 21 minutes of Cray-YMP time are required per model day , and this restricted the number and length of simulations that could be done . |
| 26 | In January we were the first union to issue briefing notes on all six key health and safety regulations enacted at the beginning of the year we were the only trade union to put on a stand at the EuroSafe ninety three exhibition which was the main exhibition of the European year of health and safety this promoted the union 's approach to health and safety . |
| 27 | They thought that this required the abandonment of any directive or heroic leadership and the careful balancing of rival right and left political factions in the Cabinet . |
| 28 | In his opinion this entitled the Movement ‘ to have as a matter of principle , assurances with regard to such countries , to the effect that they have no lingering military commitments with the major partners of these pacts against third countries ’ . |
| 29 | That blowed the moisture out of it . |
| 30 | Well in in our in our in our er compartment where it was scones and crumpets and pancakes and everything they had the they had the special man that done the dough in . |