Example sentences of "giving more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Science and Technology Directorate ‘ will badger governments into giving more money to [ educational ] institutions … it is futile for governments to spend money to increase industry 's competitiveness ’ it is better spent on projects in educational institutions . |
| 2 | Their policy is confined to giving more money to local authorities — the one group who have proved unable to discharge an adequate housing policy . |
| 3 | It 's a good artist 's sketch of a building , ’ he said , but warned that giving more money to Congress was like giving an alcoholic a liquor store . |
| 4 | Ken Ellis , county trading standards officer for Devon , said : ‘ C & G was convicted on three charges of giving more prominence to a flat rate charge rather than the annual percentage rate , and three charges of not including an example in those advertisements . |
| 5 | On the credit side it did allow the rear axle of the tug to be the full width of the vehicle , giving more stability , as did the final ‘ Wolverton ’ design . |
| 6 | ‘ Does this mean you 're giving more consideration to strangers than to me ? ’ |
| 7 | It is quite easy to do this by rearranging the who , what , when , where and why elements of the release and giving more emphasis to some of them than others . |
| 8 | The Government is rightly giving more responsibility to local authorities for planning and decision making , while still providing the necessary framework . |
| 9 | And it went further into things like , erm , giving more thought to the problems of the victim , and a little less erm , consideration of the criminal who inflicts such terrible da er , harm onto their victims . |
| 10 | Our haircuts are much sharper , giving more versatility than ever before . |
| 11 | Neither has Mr Kohl been ready to take a lead in giving more rights to the 1.8m Turks in Germany . |
| 12 | Kenneth Baker , the Secretary of State for Education , met with opposition to his proposals to weaken the structure of state education , notably by allowing comprehensive schools to opt out of the secondary system , and by giving more powers to parents in running schools , a latent veto for the middle-class . |
| 13 | The survey showed that almost two-thirds of small firms were selling on credit and 40 per cent were giving more credit than a year previously . |
| 14 | Both were concerned about the repercussions of instability on the Ethiopian border , and sought to " focus on a new reconciliation conference , giving more space to military chiefs " . |
| 15 | The heavier loads were being sent to Addis Ababa on camels by the desert route , where the Danakil , always dangerous , were said to be giving more trouble than usual . |
| 16 | The overdrive , too , benefits from reverb and the presence control allows a bit of sophistication in the upper treble range , giving more control over the amp 's response . |
| 17 | It means ‘ to give a bit more ’ and reflects the love that Creole and Cajun people have for their cuisine , but it can refer to a helping of food , a cookery tip , or even just giving more care and attention to an everyday dish . |
| 18 | ‘ Management training , including some academic work , e.g. DMS , and new technology , giving more staff the opportunity to learn about new technology in a practical setting , both as personal development and to improve contemporary decision making ’ … |
| 19 | Little wonder that four-stroke engines are coming more into favour , with the Rotax 508 and 912 and the Mosler power units giving more economy and , arguably , quieter , more secure power . |
| 20 | In short , the latest evidence does not suggest that giving more tax relief will promote much more giving . |
| 21 | A two-tier voting system in local elections was put forward , giving more weight to property owners , almost all of whom were white . |
| 22 | It is much larger than previously , giving more room tot he business of sending out carpet samples to hungry customers . |
| 23 | Her priorities include giving more encouragement to medical research ; emphasis on preventive health to make the NHS a ‘ health as well as a sickness service ’ , with the publication shortly of new national targets for reducing deaths from heart disease and cancers ; and pressing ahead with care in the community . |
| 24 | Like many other blue-chip companies , Cadbury Schweppes employ headhunters exceptionally and sparingly , giving more attention to internal promotion and internal management development ; yet they still acknowledge the value of executive search . |
| 25 | ( This is one reason for giving more attention to economic movements and social structure than our predecessors would have done . ) |
| 26 | They have various strategies to cope with the showy behaviour of boys , such as giving more attention , allotting instant verbal or physical punishment , aligning the curriculum to interest them ; the normal deviant girl does not anyway present too many control problems . |
| 27 | Wainfleet had not avoided the slur that Wickham was giving more attention to his private life than his professional and this accounted for the lack of progress in apprehending MacQuillan 's killer . |
| 28 | This gives the parent firm a measure of independence but with the flexibility to expand output when necessary by giving more orders to outside suppliers . |
| 29 | As they walked back to the house , George managed to fill out his description by giving more details of the inside of the house . |
| 30 | VAUXHALL has been giving more details of changes and additions to its range for the sales year . |