Example sentences of "[vb pp] [det] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that the alternative strategy is to continue to hold the portfolio of shares , this profit is independent of the value of the index at delivery , and so is riskless . |
| 2 | That is a pretty substantial er party given that the Communist Party is essentially a party of working class militants , of shop stewards , of trade union organizers and so on . |
| 3 | Given that the long-term aim was the establishment of a communist society , Bukharin argued that it was necessary to develop large-scale , particularly heavy , industry : |
| 4 | Given that the net flow of support is normally from older to younger generations , we should expect support in this direction to be more extensive . |
| 5 | Given that the typical firm expects the aggregate demand curve to be AD , it follows that the general level of prices set at period t - 1 for period t will be P . |
| 6 | That is a blistering pace , given that the typical investment is a modest $2,500 . |
| 7 | Calculate the molar mass and thus the relative molecular mass of the solute given that the ebullioscopic constant of propanone is 1.71 K mol kg . |
| 8 | Given that the average cost of a keeping a person in prison is 288 per week ( a staggering 14,976 per annum ) , the cost-effectiveness and efficacy of imprisonment is questionable . |
| 9 | Now it 's finally open , nearly two years after De Niro first approached Nieporent with the idea , the Tribeca Bar and Grill will need to turn over more than £1.2 million a year just to break even , something that may prove difficult , given that the average bill for the restaurant 's simple fish and pasta dishes is around $40 a head . |
| 10 | Given that the average score for all A-level entrants was 5.4 , it can be seen that all non-standard entry groups , apart from those entering on the basis of 1–4 O-levels , performed at least as well or better than the average A-level entrants . |
| 11 | Given that the eminent genealogist Sir Anthony Wagner has said in his book English Genealogy , that ‘ where a distinctive surname is found over the centuries in one place in successive tax returns and the like , family continuity can be presumed even if descent can not be proved step by step ’ , a useful study is possible . |
| 12 | In any event , if great prominence came to be given to APR , many people could be misled about the comparative value of competing credit arrangements ; partly because our calculations show that small and sometimes insignificant differences in what the buyer actually has to pay for credit can make for huge and therefore misleadingly imposing differences in APR ; partly because it will tend to make longer-term borrowing look more attractive than shorter-term borrowing even when ( given that the great majority of people prefer to pay off their debts as quickly as possible ) this may not be best for people . |
| 13 | This would be mildly surprising given that the primary emphasis of both the Old and New Testaments is of man 's ‘ dominion over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over the cattle , and over all the earth ’ ( Gen. 1 v. 26 ) . |
| 14 | That the magazine never got round to asking who might be the ‘ Sports Writers ' Sports Writer ’ seems like an act of wilful self-effacement , given that the overwhelming winner would have been their own man , Hugh McIlvanney . |
| 15 | The temperature rise was found to be 13.7 K. Calculate the approximate enthalpy of neutralistion for the reaction given that the specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 x 10-- kJ g-1 K-1 . |
| 16 | Then , given that the only way of being sure that your ad is communicating what your strategy says it should is to show the ad to people and ask what it tells them , it follows that the best way to write down the strategy is , as far as possible , in the language that consumers will use . |
| 17 | It would appear to be an astonishingly generous offer to the game in this country , given that the only person who stands to lose out of such a venture is Lloyd himself . |
| 18 | Given that the Labour party has pledged to abolish the UBR , will not the consequence inevitably be higher business rates for many businesses , which Labour says it is concerned about , leading a number of those businesses to the very edge of bankruptcy and liquidation and increasing unemployment as a consequence ? |
| 19 | Given that the vast majority of workers — labourers in particular — had to live close to their actual or potential place of employment , the social composition of the locality reflected its industry . |
| 20 | Given that the private sector median allowance is £1,500 extra in inner London and £1,000 extra in outer London , will the Government ensure that their public sector pay policy follows the private sector and that they compensate people who work in London for the substantial additional cost of living in London ? |
| 21 | ‘ I would ask you to note further that , in this connection , describing oneself as a member of ‘ the minority party ’ is in itself an indication of one 's party allegiance , given that the political make-up of the council is widely known . ’ |
| 22 | Given that the annual cost of a Roman legion was 1.25 million denarii , this calculation shows that provincial bronze coinage is not likely to have been used to pay the wages of Roman legionaries . |
| 23 | The question is how this expansion can be paid for , given that the new Secretary of State has said quite candidly that his present view is that higher education can not expect a higher share of public spending than it currently receives . |
| 24 | Given the need for an extensive approach within the limitations noted above , and given that the first stage of the fieldwork demonstrated that heroin users generally confine themselves to specific networks , it was decided to use a ‘ network analysis ’ approach using the technique of snowball sampling , or chain referral ( Fraser and Hawkins 1984 , p. 82 ) . |
| 25 | Given that the appalling tragedy in the Horn of Africa will not end until there is peace , and given the changes in the pattern of the United Nations ' work in recent years , which our Government have so actively supported , does the Minister think that we are now reaching a stage where British troops could be deployed under a United Nations banner in humanitarian action as a precursor to effective aid ? |
| 26 | Given that the fuzzy tolerance is 25 mapunits , then the raster size should be that or less , to remove the quantization noise . |
| 27 | Given that the harmonizing measure is to be confined to international transactions , what test is to be applied to determine internationality ? |
| 28 | As for the argument that money would follow patients and so make it possible for hospitals to treat more of them , that was always a non-starter given that the total amount of cash available to purchasers was not going to be increased . |
| 29 | Given that the Prime Minister correctly said last night that Maastricht will be an important stage on the road to even closer European union , what does he say today to those of his right hon. Friends who say that he has already gone far enough down the road to political and monetary union and , in their words , we should stay where we are ? |
| 30 | Opposition Members would welcome the opportunity to debate Government and Opposition policies during the general election campaign , but , given that the Prime Minister does not have the guts to call an election , can you please ensure that , during the few remaining weeks of the Government 's period of office , Prime Minister 's Question Time will be used to ask the Prime Minister questions about Government policy ? |