Example sentences of "[noun pl] granted to [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 With its incredible wealth — about £6 million estimated annual income has been suggested — and ownership of about nine thousand manors came inevitable corruption as the Templars took advantage of the privileges granted to them by the Pope .
2 The ultra vires doctrine was used by the courts to keep corporate bodies within the narrowly defined powers granted to them by the statute or charter of incorporation conferring corporate identity upon them .
3 Mr Yeltsin stressed , however , that he would fight any attempts to cancel the emergency powers granted to him by the last Congress in October .
4 The SIB has wide powers granted to it by the Secretary of State under the FSA , and has a broad authority in enforcing the Act ( and can override the decisions of the SROs ) .
5 Others had particular , more limited , exemptions granted to them by the pope .
6 It is intended to approach this by studying : — their patenting activity by means of patents granted to them in the United States in the past 25 years ; this will indicate the areas where the industries/economies of each country — and their research/innovative activity appears to be strongest ; — the adoption of the selected major postwar innovations and their diffusion in the industries of each of the countries covered ; — their performance in ‘ high-technology ’ areas ; — certain indicators of the countries ' energy economics ; — and possibly assess their productivity level in comparison with some West European countries ; Economic research institutes in Sofia , Prague , Budapest and Warsaw will cooperate by providing — where necessary — the technical and statistical information required .
7 Each individual 's participation will be limited so that the aggregate price payable on the exercise of all options granted to him under the Scheme in any ten year period ( but leaving out of account options which have been exercised ) will not exceed four times his annual remuneration .
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