Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] give a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Choose styling products formulated to give a natural-looking hold for casual styling .
2 The Ministero dei Beni culturali has given a firm ‘ no ’ to the latest plans from the office of architect Renzo Piano , co-designer of the Pompidou Centre in Paris , for the restoration of the Palladian Basilica complex in Vicenza .
3 This left the adults without children ( ‘ possibly they had been taken off at the Dutch border ; the SS guards liked to give a lasting impression of their authority ’ ) and a few veterans of earlier Kindertransporte who returned to Liverpool Street — sometimes , like Martha Levy , three or four times a week , on the off chance of spotting friends from home .
4 Individual B -factors were then refined and 509 water molecules added to give a final R -factor of 15.7% for all data between 20Å and 2.8Å ( 32,020 reflections ) .
5 In the light of the excessive technicality seen here , it is little wonder that Lord Wilberforce in Reardon Smith Line Ltd , and the House of Lords in Ashington Piggeries proposed giving a narrower scope to s13 , confining it to matters of identification .
6 The Berne Convention is the principal copyright convention , to which eighty-four countries are signatories , and by which the adherents undertake to give a minimum copyright recognition to creators within their jurisdiction .
7 The relatively cheap and rapid transportation it provided and the elasticity of capacity the companies boasted gave a powerful boost to the mass holiday-making industry .
8 It quoted him as saying that " if the Iraqis had given a positive response to our call sooner , the situation would be different now " , but also as adding that it had become " evident " that " the USA and its allies are pursuing wider aims than Iraq 's withdrawal from Kuwait " .
9 In sCD2 , as in CD4(D1D2) , the domains abut to give a rod-like molecule , which for sCD2 has approximate dimensions of 20x25x75 .
10 The idea of housing classes does give a rudimentary sense of groupings of potential housing competitors , however , even if the categories may differ somewhat or be less clearly defined in rural areas .
11 The [ draft ] FRS applies to all financial statements intended to give a true and fair view of a reporting entity 's financial position and profit or loss ( or income and expenditure ) for a period .
12 The answer is that they all are , because they apply to all financial statements intended to give a true and fair view , so they should be followed by societies .
13 A statement of source and application of funds with comparatives is required in financial statements intended to give a true and fair view of the financial position and profit or loss , except for enterprises with a turnover or gross income of less than £25,000 The statement should show the profit or loss for the period , together with the adjustments required for items which did not involve the movement of funds .
14 A statement of source and application of funds with comparatives is required in financial statements intended to give a true and fair view of the financial position and profit and loss , except for enterprises with a turnover or gross income of less than £25,000 .
15 The digital thermometer on the front of your magazine is the result of many new technologies combining to give a simple , effective , low cost ( in this case free ! ) , accurate and long-life product .
16 The whips agree to give a certain amount of time for private members ' bills and private members ' motions , but they then encourage all their own backbenchers to ballot for these opportunities .
17 Yes , those ladies had given a useful fillip to his prestige .
18 European political leaders need to give a clear explanation of where the Community stands — a requirement which the MacSharry proposals simply do not meet .
19 SCHOOL governors have given a cautious welcome to news that the go-ahead has been given to expand Darlington 's overcrowded Catholic schools .
20 It was not disputed that teachers ought to be aware of the relation between educational success and failure and the language children being to school , or that some teachers need to give a good deal of time to the study of reading .
21 The times to complete give a rough guide as to what users can expect from heavy computation work :
22 The times to complete give a rough guide as to what users can expect from heavy computation work :
23 Then there are the cellars of three neighbouring estates to explore and a comprehensive daily programme of tours designed to give a unique insight into the history , lifestyle and landscapes of this beautiful region .
24 It is this opening up and exposure of traditional dance that is so important when choreographers attempt to give a realistic atmosphere to the style and expression of their work .
25 The public outcry against young offenders has given a bumpy ride to the seven-month-old Criminal Justice Act .
26 For each item in creditors for which security has been given : state the amounts secured give a general indication of security .
27 For items where security has been given : state the amounts secured give a general indication of the security .
28 At the root of the problem , according to one European civil servant , was the fact that : " The poor countries wanted a lot of money with no strings attached , while the rich ones wanted to give a little money with lots of strings . "
29 This standard setting body produced Statements of Standard Accounting Practice ( SSAPs ) , the explanatory foreword to each of which states that they ‘ describe methods of accounting … approved for application to all financial accounts intended to give a true and fair view of financial position ’ .
30 Vanne took the first boat trip across Lake Tanganyika to Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve with Jane in 1960 , when the authorities refused to give a 20-year-old girl permission to set up camp on her own .
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