Example sentences of "giving time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , giving time and helping others is important : but it goes hand in hand with collective action to bring about wider change . |
| 2 | Though the news was at least relatively balanced and impartial , the balance was achieved by giving time and attention to a variety of alternative viewpoints , not by suppressing diversity . |
| 3 | Giving time to both sports is now easier than it was . |
| 4 | Giving time to the community |
| 5 | Giving time and thought to your appearance and the way in which you present yourself to others is not trivial . |
| 6 | At the Sollum Voe anchorage this 145 tons of sea water was pumped out and the ships patched up , causing a day 's delay but also giving time for Christmas dinner and a night 's sleep with everyone fully recovered from sea sickness , a malady with no respect for rank or courage . |
| 7 | Not that " helping " means giving away money : giving help means giving time , thought and effort . |
| 8 | Giving time |
| 9 | However , his current commitments prevent him from giving time to the forum . |
| 10 | If the operative part could properly be controlled by the recitals , I think there would be much reason to say that the only thing contemplated by the recitals was giving time for payment , without any relinquishment , on the part of the judgment creditor , of any portion of the amount recoverable ( whether for principal or for interest ) under the judgment . |
| 11 | The strategy was given its first airing two days after the Danish vote at a meeting of the Council in Oslo on 4 June , when it was agreed to proceed with the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty while giving time to the Danes to resolve their problems . |
| 12 | All these provisions apply to listed buildings ( of which in 1985 there were 380,000 in England , 33,000 in Scotland , and 10,600 in Wales ) but the secretary of state has power to list a building at any time , and local authorities can serve a ‘ building preservation notice ’ on an unlisted building ; this has the effect of protecting the building for six months , thus giving time for considering whether or not it should be listed . |