Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may still be economical to print ten or more but when hundreds or even thousands of copies are required a whole new technology takes over . |
| 2 | The only way that can be ensured , as the Minister recognised in our debate on pension schemes , is if the buy-outs are given a real opportunity to succeed . |
| 3 | While the rest of America has to make do with a fridge full of beer and a chair at screen-side , the two participating cities are permitted a temporary suspension of reason for this the first Bay Bridge Series . |
| 4 | DRTX runs on the company 's new RSX 90 systems , and users of the company 's proprietary Concept/32 real-time minicomputers are offered a cost-effective upgrade option . |
| 5 | Therefore if calves grazed from early spring are given an anthelmintic treatment in early July and moved immediately to a second pasture such as silage or hay aftermath , the level of infection which develops on the second pasture will be low . |
| 6 | Perhaps inevitably , this means that some of the detail of particular research has been omitted , but the general clarity of the articles and their accompanying lists of references are such that intelligent readers are given a clear view of their particular interests and encouraged to delve deeper should they wish . |
| 7 | The Institute 's famous ‘ double-tested ’ policy ensures readers are given an unbiased evaluation of food and consumer products |
| 8 | The Institute 's famous ‘ double-tested ’ policy ensures readers are given an unbiased evaluation of food and consumer products |
| 9 | From about the time of the invention of red-figure some black-figure vases are given a white slip covering the orange clay . |
| 10 | Here your eyes are given a difficult task to perform . |
| 11 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
| 12 | Other entries are given an uncommitted status . |
| 13 | The correct words are given a shaded background . |
| 14 | Two words are awarded a high semantic score if the definition of one word contains the other . |
| 15 | There is no length to a discussion , unlike a talk where speakers are given a specific time for delivery . |
| 16 | Subjects are given a particular word — let us say the word lead — and then they listen to a pair of sentences and press a button as soon as they hear the target word . |
| 17 | The ‘ peak ’ organizations of business and labour are granted a special consultative status in return for their co-operation ( Schmitter 1979 ) Some corporatists maintain that within a capitalist economy such negotiations must be to the advantage of monopoly capital , since labour forgoes its local , workplace autonomy in favour of its corporate leadership . |
| 18 | All patients new to the practice are given a temporary folder , which is stamped with the date that the permanent notes were requested from the family health services authority . |
| 19 | For the advisory service clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually and higher dealing costs . |
| 20 | Clients are given a huge piece of paper and paints with which they can unlock the feelings welling up inside them . |
| 21 | As part of Siemens ' R/3 Live package , clients are offered a full business analysis and feasibility study on the basis of which a fixed fee is then agreed for system implementation . |
| 22 | As part of Siemens ' R/3 Live package , clients are offered a full business analysis and feasibility study on the basis of which a fixed fee is then agreed for system implementation . |
| 23 | Teachers in special schools are paid an additional allowance , but the small size of the schools and the move towards integrating children with special needs into ordinary schools mean that they have fewer prospects for promotion than teachers in mainstream schools . |
| 24 | It is not surprising then that school plays ( ‘ theatre ’ ) must in practice be given a low priority . |
| 25 | The muffled words were given a seductive rhythm by the drumming of the rain . |
| 26 | One 200-strong theatre audience who found themselves trapped in the chaos on Tuesday were given an impromptu hour-long concert by Tom Jones . |
| 27 | In addition to raw fish and squid , the baby penguins were fed a special ‘ Belfast Zoo ’ supplement containing minerals and vitamins . |
| 28 | In education , schools were given a similar opportunity to opt out of local government control . |
| 29 | When the final text of the poem was published after its author 's death , readers were given a revised version . |
| 30 | The Professional Footballers ' Association were offered an improved percentage of television revenue after a 3½-hour meeting in London . |