Example sentences of "[vb base] given [noun sg] to the " in BNC.

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1 The Land Rover does n't belong to me and I 've got to make sure that those who 've given money to the trust do n't have it wasted . ’
2 For example , without wishing to go into the debate about the Bishop of Durham s well-known views — and I want to say here that on the resurrection and virgin birth I take the traditional teaching of the Church — I am concerned when speakers are ignorant of some of the critical insights which have given rise to the Bishop 's well thought-out views .
3 Over the years , a few huge , widely reported pay-offs have given rise to the impression among more gullible members of the newspaper-reading public that six-figure golden handshakes are the norm for the departing business executive .
4 Nevertheless , this supposed trait and their tight , curly hair have given rise to the use of the name ‘ Poodle cats ’ as a popular term for them .
5 Such observations have given rise to the notion of the ‘ invulnerable child ’ and are now leading to a radical re-appraisal of the results of risk research , with a shift of emphasis towards trying to understand the factors that enable some individuals to survive , or even profit from , their disposition to insanity .
6 The growth of international trade during the long post-war boom and the internationalization of production which have given rise to the new international division of labour occurred under a system where exchange rates were stable over long periods of time , and international finance was dominated by the US dollar , the US economy and Washington 's policies .
7 Above all , the theorists would seek to show the social psychological dynamics by which the unique features of advanced capitalist society have given rise to the particularities of modern consciousness , or social representations .
8 The range of policies needed to counter the root causes that have given rise to the underclass and keep it firmly in place at the bottom of the social hierarchy are examined in Part IV .
9 It would appear that duplications of type III repeats have given rise to the present group of type III repeats .
10 The programs in them have given rise to the myth that she was the world 's first programmer , but all the mathematical work in the notes was actually carried out by Babbage .
11 Various subsequent duplications have given rise to the so-called alpha , beta , gamma , delta , epsilon and zeta globins .
12 Claims to scientific rationality , which were always dubious , have given way to the increasing use of value judgements ( Klein 1992 ) .
13 If the choreographer is attempting to draw and communicate a moving picture of the individual character and physical attributes which permanently affect the manner of acting , feeling and thinking of their hero , heroine and entire cast , then they must study not only the general outline and background of their chosen story or theme , but also the beliefs , ways of life and traditions which have given life to the people and tales of different countries .
14 As most average families are in the bottom 60 per cent. , does not that show that the Government have given money to the rich at the expense of ordinary families ?
15 The first-year American Studies unit introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of the United States and provides an overview of some of the major ideological and cultural issues which have given shape to the nation in the 20th century .
16 All who have given thought to the matter agree that an apparatus as complex as the human eye could not possibly come into existence through single-step selection .
17 Creation stories belonging to other ancient peoples have given currency to the view that Genesis contains merely another version , adapted to suit Hebrew beliefs .
18 With several modifications , such varied anthropologists as D. Forde [ 1948 ] , M. Fortes ] 1953 ] , and M. Sahlins [ 1961 ] have given support to the view that segmentary systems , the modern anthropological equivalent of Morgan 's ‘ gentile systems ’ , seem to occur in societies with similar technologies and they are by and large of the type postulated in The Origin .
19 Similarly , the prevention of further episodes of self-poisoning or self-injury continues to be a problem , and while retrospective investigations have given support to the policy of psychiatric intervention , prospective studies have failed to demonstrate any effect on repetition rates .
20 He is scathing in his attacks on those French politicians , journalists and writers who " have collaborated in word and deed with the policies of Hitler " , and who " at critical moments have given support to the guiding principles of these policies : antisemitism , anti-communism , anti-democracy , hegemonic mission of the Reich in Europe , national-socialist " pacifism " .
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