Example sentences of "[be] given [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The task the reader is set is rather like that of completing a jigsaw puzzle , where we are given a few pieces at a time , and have to keep guessing what the rest of the picture will be like . |
| 2 | However , it can be understood as recommending that one live in such ; way that the various aspects of one 's being are given the same degree of power as they have of innate authority . |
| 3 | Individuals can apply for meals themselves — all applications are given the same consideration . |
| 4 | Cations of elements which only form one stable ion are given the same name as the element . |
| 5 | All volumes containing modules of the same charge code are given the same name , as specified by the user , but the serial number at the end of the volume name is incremented for each new volume that is opened . |
| 6 | One by one , calves and adults are given the same treatment . |
| 7 | Only a little thought will show what a nonsense this is , for , as we have just seen , no two individuals manifest their illnesses in exactly the same way even if they are given the same disease label . |
| 8 | The parent is captured and its offspring are given the same marks ; one nick on each side of the upper beak for the Vintners ; one on one side for the Dyers ; none at all for the Royal cygnets . |
| 9 | Ruth had decided to say she 'd been unwell , and had been given a few days off to recover her strength . |
| 10 | London had been given no such attention , but The London Society since 1912 had been undertaking work which was brought together in essays edited by Sir Aston Webb ( 1921 ) . |
| 11 | It would almost certainly have been given the same support by the full House had it not been attached to a Bill to reform obscenity law , with which it had no clear or logical connection . |
| 12 | When test results did not confirm this , they could still console themselves with the fact that every child had been given the same opportunity to learn . |
| 13 | Millions of people have been given the same chance to own a real share in the nation 's assets . |
| 14 | For subjects in an ‘ acquired distinctiveness ’ group , the two stimuli had been given different labels in pre-training ; for those in the ‘ acquired equivalence ’ group the two stimuli used were those that had been given the same label . |
| 15 | Camcorders on the other hand have to be given a little help to cope with different kinds of lighting by adjustment of their internal white balance settings to enable them to ‘ see ’ white as the same neutral colour regardless of the conditions . |
| 16 | Brown and his team should be given a few days ’ extension to accomplish that . |
| 17 | That is , in an effort to ensure that any variations in replies respondents provide are not artifacts of variations in the way in which the questions were asked , each respondent should be given the same questions in the same serial order . |
| 18 | She said there were speed restrictions on the A167 at Aycliffe , Croxdale and Chilton , and Ferryhill people ought to be given the same protection . |
| 19 | American actors in England should be given the same rights we 're given here . |
| 20 | Lesley wants sexual equality , but does n't believe attitudes have yet changed enough : ‘ We do n't yet have true equality ; until we do , women will have to overstress themselves and overprove themselves just to be given the same level of respect as their male peers . |
| 21 | John Popham , a parliamentary agent representing 13 local residents who have petitioned against the bill , believes that ‘ residents of Newport should be given the same degree of protection as the government has decided is necessary for property owners in Cardiff ’ . |
| 22 | If payments were partly based on per capita emissions of greenhouse gases , would methane from paddy fields be given the same price as carbon dioxide from power stations , cars and burning tropical forests ? |
| 23 | The broadcasting of discussions and debates between politicians of widely different positions takes place regularly and , when interviewed , critics of the Federal Government appear to be given the same kind of deferential treatment as Federal spokesmen . |
| 24 | All the lexicographers ' virtual machines will be given the same lexicographer priority , but those editing smaller entries are likely to be favoured over those editing large ones . |
| 25 | If she 'd been on 4AD , she 'd be given the same amount of attention as the Muses , Pixies or Breeders . |
| 26 | Is not it reasonable that the House of Commons should be given the same information as is made available to the press in briefings ? |
| 27 | The second position was that ( as in the Welsh school cited above ) simply changing the name and use of buildings altered very little : a common curriculum was what mattered and all pupils should be given the same opportunities of learning the same subjects . |
| 28 | Regretting attempts by " some countries in the North to fashion the new world order only on the basis of their priorities " , the document suggested that military and political objectives be given the same importance as " economic and social dimensions " . |
| 29 | Thus , for example , " theft " would probably be given the same meaning that word bears in the Theft Act 1968 ; if the drafter intends some other meaning , he/she should define the relevant word for the purposes of the contract . |
| 30 | Third , the Registrar 's certificate will be given the same effect as regards further particulars as it has with respect to the creation of a charge . |