Example sentences of "given the general " in BNC.
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| 1 | And given the general increase in mobility , would even a massive increase in investment in railways make much difference to road traffic ? |
| 2 | Given their concern that only well-founded ideals of the good , and not any ideal one believes in , should be implemented , and given the general knowledge of human fallibility , it is not really surprising that the original position does not yield a commitment to any particular ideal . |
| 3 | Given the general anxiety to avoid long-term indebtedness , a stated preference for small instalments — even at the expense of a long repayment period — must often be interpreted as recognition of tight budget limits that rule out larger instalments . |
| 4 | Genetic variation could result from a balance between mutation and selection , or from balancing selection alone ; given the general difficulties of finding the causes and genetic basis of polygenic variation , it is hard to take this line of evidence further . |
| 5 | Given the general distrust of authority amongst the user population and the problems encountered in obtaining treatment and successfully coming off in the community , there is obviously a need for a service which is seen by users to be impartial . |
| 6 | Once it has been acknowledged that linguistic differentiation is a particularly salient manifestation of the tendency of communities to mark out gender distinctions by a variety of means , it is difficult , given the general orientation of current sociolinguistics , to progress further in finding a convincing explanation of linguistic sex-marking . |
| 7 | It was weeks since she 'd seen Elaine , and she had n't even asked her how she felt about James being given the general managership , albeit only temporarily as yet . |
| 8 | Within the small towns , apparently independent bath-houses are more common than might have been expected given the general level of amenity provision ( fig. 5 D–H ) . |
| 9 | Some of these were long overdue , given the general advances in technology which the organisation had not yet fully taken advantage of . |
| 10 | These arguments have assumed increasing significance given the general economic situation and the strategies of the present government . |
| 11 | Given the general background of the Bill 's legislative history , and its late application to the children 's hearings system , it is hardly surprising that there is an apparent , though fundamental , ambiguity in its provisions in relation to children 's hearings . |
| 12 | ‘ Given the general caution and lack of opportunities recently for management buy-outs and buy-ins , we now have £40 million available for investment in small companies , which is currently tied up in blue chips . ’ |
| 13 | Aggregate supply , on the other hand , is the amount that firms want to produce given the general level of wages and prices . |