Example sentences of "[verb] been given [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Institute has been given legal advice to the effect that there is a possibility that the defence of qualified or absolute privilege might be available , but it would be up to the courts to decide and the only way of finding out would be a test case . |
| 2 | The campaign has been given additional clout this weekend , with referees under instruction to dismiss instantly anyone guilty of head-high tackles on or off the ball , and not to send them to the sin-bin where they have gone too often in the past . |
| 3 | One example of an hypothesis which has been given serious attention in recent years is the possible link between electromagnetic fields generated by high-voltage power lines or supply cables and ill health . |
| 4 | Amid all the speculation about the future of our great Taoiseach , one issue has been given scant consideration : what is the quality of those who are being identified as his likely successors ? |
| 5 | Over the past year so much time and energy has been devoted to considering the implications of the new audit regulatory regime that investment business has been given scant attention by commentators and the profession alike . |
| 6 | Sometimes , however , a customer will complain that he has been given incorrect change . |
| 7 | The evaluation of primary source material has been given increasing emphasis in recent years , most notably with changes such as GCSE or National Curriculum history . |
| 8 | Platelet structure and its relationship to platelet function has been given tremendous impetus , through the application of electromicroscopy to the study of platelet anatomy and the development of techniques for isolation of physiologically active platelets and their preservation for ultrastructural study . |
| 9 | Protesters have vowed to carry on the demonstrations despite the fact the tour has been given tacit approval by the African National Congress . |
| 10 | The Bill has been given extensive consideration in another place — a total of about 65 hours , including four days in Committee and three days on Report . |
| 11 | Another facet of the problem of rural services , which has been given considerable publicity in England , is the demise of the village retail store due to economies of scale and retailing and stringent food hygiene regulations . |
| 12 | Maintenance Manager — this role has been given considerable status in this example ; it could have been placed in a subordinate position to the Manufacturing Manager , where it is frequently to be found . |
| 13 | However , while the former has been given considerable attention by geographers ( summarized by Openshaw et al. 1989 ) there has been relatively little such work in the UK on the disposal of non-nuclear wastes . |
| 14 | On the other hand , we realise that professional clinicians coming to the book might remain unconvinced about some of our chosen examples , as indeed might those readers who only feel comfortable with terms like ‘ schizophrenia ’ when they are used in a sense that has been given medical approval . |
| 15 | Recently , however , it has been given added emphasis and urgency by the growing appreciation that the damage being done to the environment by the use of fossil fuels may require drastic restrictions on their use . |
| 16 | An environmental statement was required from the company it has been given full publicity I believe that the Planning Committee and County Planning Committee today have sufficient information to come to a decision an informed decision . |
| 17 | That in view of the foregoing considerations we ask you to ask the Masters " Association to delay any decision hurtful to the interests of women compositors until the women 's case has been given full consideration . |
| 18 | In Chalatenango , for example , AMES has been given full membership on the local government executive in recognition of the Importance of their work in mobilizing women . |
| 19 | MP Michael Fallon has been given fresh hope that County Durham police may get extra officers . |
| 20 | But she has been given special dispensation to play in two events in her home state before that birthday . |
| 21 | The development of the gardens has been given high priority and there is a large variety of named trees and shrubs . |
| 22 | The scheme , launched by Michael Howard in May , has so far attracted a large number of national and other contractors , and has been given widespread support from both Government and consumer associations . |
| 23 | Gardiner , the Observer 's architectural critic , knew Epstein , Lady Epstein and their family from the early Fifties and this biography is authorised in that he has been given unprecedented access to family papers , including letters between the artist and Kathleen Garman . |
| 24 | A Central News South crew has been given unprecedented access to film at the Buckinghamshire Prison . |
| 25 | By a notice of appeal dated 13 August 1991 the applicant appealed against that decision of the Divisional Court on the grounds , inter alia , that it had erred ( 1 ) in holding that there was no obligation on Lautro to give the applicant an opportunity to make representations prior to the issue of that notice ; ( 2 ) in asserting that there was a principle of law that a regulatory body should know with precision from whom they must invite representations ; ( 3 ) in perceiving any difficulty in identifying persons who should have been given advance notification , so as to be treated fairly , of any proposals by Lautro to issue a notice since such notification should at least be given to anyone who would be directly affected by such a notice and/or whose conduct was in issue ; ( 4 ) in regarding as apposite the remarks of Lord Diplock in Cheall v. Association of Professional Executive Clerical and Computer Staff [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 180 , 190A since the non-application of the legal concept of natural justice to all persons effected by but not parties to a dispute was not and had never been in issue ; and ( 5 ) in failing to have regard to the absence of any rights of appeal according to the rules of Lautro in deciding whether the principle of natural justice applied . |
| 26 | Max Jacob believed he should have been given full credit for persuading Modi to return to painting . |
| 27 | In a rather larger number of situations the authorities will have quite explicit duties but will not have been given detailed guidance on how to carry them out . |
| 28 | the Vendor shall be under no liability in respect of any of the Warranties unless the Vendor shall have been given written notice by the Purchaser of a specific breach of the Warranties prior to the second anniversary of Completion ; |
| 29 | In the delicate balance between trust and accountability , an Area Secretary should be confident that her/his report will always be acknowledged on the basis of its having been given serious attention . |
| 30 | The Commission had decided in July 1989 that serious transgressions of EC law had occurred in the allocation of contracts , with Danish interests having been given preferential treatment . |