Example sentences of "[verb] [be] given the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The principle of zero change in success rate , no matter how great the evolutionary progress in equipment , has been given the memorable name of the ‘ Red Queen effect ’ by the American biologist Leigh van Valen . |
2 | Middlesbrough whistler Jeff Winter has been given the good news that he has been promoted to the Football League middle for the start of next season a distinction held by only 90 referees in the whole of the country . |
3 | The conduct element is causing ‘ actual bodily harm ’ , which has been given the wide definition of ‘ any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim ’ so long as it is not merely transient or trifling' . |
4 | For the laboratory — which analyses emissions on and off site — has been given the prestigious NAMAS [ National Measurement Accreditation Service ] stamp of approval for its quality assurance system . |
5 | Check that any resident on a special diet has been given the right food . |
6 | But the deal has even greater cultural significance , as The Shoe People has been given the official stamp of approval to become a major influence on millions of Russian children . |
7 | ACTRESS Jane Asher has been given the excellent news that the cakes she designs are to be sold nationwide by Sainsbury 's from next month . |
8 | The relative or person who has been given the medical certificate by the doctor must see the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district where the death occurred , in order that the death may be registered . |
9 | What happens if a customer complains that she has been given the wrong change ? |
10 | The biggest prize in steeplechasing — The Cheltenham Gold Cup — has been given the finishing touches before the big race . |
11 | Peter Thorburn , the other new face on the All Black panel , has been given the bread-and-butter jobs , while the Mains-Kirton tandem takes the top side . |
12 | ARSENAL manager George Graham has been given the green light to go on a Christmas spending spree . |
13 | It seems odd that the coal pfennig has been given the green light by Brussels when we have been continually led to believe that state aid for our coal industry would not be allowed . |
14 | Pickering Town Football Club has been given the green light to install floodlights as part of its plan to win promotion to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties League . |
15 | Wintercure , a fast-drying coating that cures in virtually any weather conditions , has been given the green light by the Ponts et Chaussees Laboratories , one of the foremost approval agencies in France . |
16 | A PAINT that fights bugs has been given the green light for use in ‘ sick ’ buildings . |
17 | From one of olympic fame to another who works in a typing ool. hazel cooke from Gloucester has been given the British empire medal — for her efforts in one of those very few recession beating jobs — she works in the insolvency section of the department of Trade and Industry . |
18 | The Owl of the Remove has been given the old heave-ho for being stoutist , racist and not in the slightest politically correct . |
19 | A young man from Gloucestershire who wants to become a professional juggler has been given the royal seal of approval . |
20 | Since she had been working more or less at full stretch before she 'd been given the extra work to do , there was only one way she could fit more work into her day , and that was by working late at the office , then going home with a bulging briefcase . |
21 | She was just wondering if she 'd been given the wrong one when she realised that the door was n't locked . |
22 | According to one report , he told a group of journalists that he believed he ought to have been given the interim presidency . |
23 | Sandys ’ proposed deployment of the Army might have been practicable if Afro-Asia had remained quiescent , and if the Army had been given the strategic mobility needed to compensate for its reduction in manpower . |
24 | Mr Tony Newton , the Social Security Secretary , was accused of misleading Parliament when he announced in a written reply that Electronic Data Systems had been given the five-year contract for running the centre at Norcross , Lancashire , ‘ following consideration of a tender ’ . |
25 | She rang down to the reception , and asked tetchily whether she had been given the correct room number . |
26 | This slimline classic had been given the distinctive dinner suit look with satin lapels and buttons . |
27 | She was so pleased to learn that Barbara Coleman was eager to talk to her again , and that she had been given the perfect reason for spending part of her day revelling in Chagall 's colour , that she smiled as she cut inland towards Maurin 's gallery . |
28 | Daum claimed that his players had been given the new sports designer drug Clenbuterol simply to heal persistent muscle injuries . |
29 | After they had been given the coq au vin the waiter shovelled on to their plates , from a mysteriously divided dish , some wilted vegetables , and Richard recognised that tile moment had come to make his only point . |
30 | Sir Kenneth invited him round for tea and by the time he had left Andrews had been given the huge task of designing a fulllength ballet involving set changes and 300 costumes . |