Example sentences of "give [art] present " in BNC.
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| 1 | This pessimism may have some truth given the present management approach within our schools but it is suggested here that if that managerial frame of reference was itself to be radically re-oriented , then teachers ' perceptions of their own professionality would also be powerfully affected and they may indeed come to feel that effective classroom activity was positively related to their performance in the wider school context . |
| 2 | Given the present hopeful international situation , we believe that further reductions in levels of armaments will be able to be made without in any way endangering security . |
| 3 | They believe that the Treasury-held view that a 12% devaluation will translate into 4% extra inflation over two years and 12% extra inflation ( the full impact of the trade-weighted devaluation to date ) over four years is , given the present economic background , highly exaggerated . |
| 4 | Given the present state of understanding regarding the causes and appropriate forms of intervention for children with language difficulties , this kind of short-cut is likely to lead to inadequate assessment and ineffective treatment . |
| 5 | Given the present gender order , women , other than a few exceptional women , just can not win . |
| 6 | Given the present economic constraints on the NHS it is inevitable that there will be reductions in the present level of resources tied up in these two hospitals . |
| 7 | Firstly , if the argument is that any of the suggested markets — be they for products , corporate control or managerial talent — at present actually operates to constrain corporate managers , this is not something which is empirically demonstrated , and given the present nature of these markets it seems an implausible claim . |
| 8 | This is a particular threat given the present NHS management ethos , which is at best distant and disinterested and at worst disregards workforce morale . |
| 9 | Given the present public concern about the effectiveness of auditing , the committee believes that appropriate legislation is required as a matter of urgency . |
| 10 | Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious given the present circumstances . |
| 11 | Does he realise that , given the present replacement rate , the average bus will be on the road for 30 years ? |
| 12 | derating with the introduction of the poll tax and , given the present state of agriculture , there is considerable concern about what will happen under the council tax . |
| 13 | However , perhaps he could be more generous , given the present need for investment , and allow for a limited period , such as that which operated when the right hon. Member for Blaby ( Mr. Lawson ) was Chancellor . |
| 14 | This has given the present city its innumerable trees , its many green spaces , and its fine views and prospects . |
| 15 | Given the present serious market situation and the fact that revenue from spirits is falling in real terms , the Chancellor must act now to remove or reduce the differentials between the excise duty on spirits and those on beer and wine . |
| 16 | B R says such rises were inevitable given the present state of its finances . |
| 17 | Yet what workforce is left is asked , no it 's told that one point five is a sufficient pay rise given the present economic climate , the catch being up to one point five , not one point five . |
| 18 | ( The reason for giving the present proof will appear in exercise 3.3.5 . ) |
| 19 | A Directory , giving the present whereabouts of Birmingham alumni ( though not their personal addresses ) will be published in the coming year . |
| 20 | The Government recognise that constitution as giving the present Greek Cypriot Government legitimacy . |
| 21 | Each of these future estates , though it gave no present right to possession or enjoyment , was treated as something already in existence , which could be disposed of and would descend ( so far as it is inheritable ) just like a present estate . |