Example sentences of "be [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is no length to a discussion , unlike a talk where speakers are given a specific time for delivery . |
| 32 | Since almost all the basic sports medicine provision within governing bodies of sport is provided by doctors who are either paid nothing or who are given a small honorarium , the prospect of maintaining separate medical defence cover for their voluntary activities may place their valuable contribution to sport in jeopardy . |
| 33 | The methodology in Advance with English leads the learners gradually from exercises in which they are given a great deal of guidance , to ones in which there is almost no guidance . |
| 34 | In a capitalist economy goods , and the labour power , raw materials and machinery used to produce them , are given a monetary value . |
| 35 | Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden . |
| 36 | ‘ At Board meetings I can make sure that the issues which are being discussed are given a legal perspective . |
| 37 | This research carries out laboratory measurements of the way members of the general public solve problems of this kind , to find out what happens without a computer ; it also looks at what happens when people are given a simple expert system to use , and what problems profit from , or are hindered by , the aid from the machine . |
| 38 | In Year II , students are given a solid grounding in programming ( Programming Languages ) and computer architecture ( Programming Systems ) . |
| 39 | The only way that can be ensured , as the Minister recognised in our debate on pension schemes , is if the buy-outs are given a real opportunity to succeed . |
| 40 | If nurses ' jobs are given a certain value , then ambulance workers ' and hospital porters ' wages may be calculated by comparing their contribution with that of the nurses . |
| 41 | The point to note about the above defences is that if they are given a wide construction by the courts ( and it is too soon to tell , as too few cases have been brought ) , then the risk of prosecution diminishes even further . |
| 42 | The words " economic , technical or organisational " are given a wide interpretation and can , to a degree , be interrelated . |
| 43 | Also , facilities with a project cost of less than £25,000 are given a low priority . |
| 44 | Some companies farm out elderly executives to a convenient backwater where they are given a lofty title — Senior Vice President in Charge of Something Unimportant . |
| 45 | We are given a narrow slice of history : the last ten years , complete with corporate raiders , the rise of the Japanese , the 1987 stock market crash , China , the East Asian economic miracle — together with an uncomfortably slight bow to the debt-ridden nations of Africa and Latin America . |
| 46 | ( By a statement he means roughly a declarative sentence as used , or as it might be used , on some particular occasion , so that indicator words like ‘ I ’ ’ this ' and ‘ now ’ are given a definite reference . ) |
| 47 | The youth Law changes are in their infancy and are an asset to the game if they are given a fair chance . |
| 48 | Aphids , or as they are commonly called , greenfly ( and not uncommonly blackfly ) , are given a fair description and discussion in question number 1 ( see page 123 ) . |
| 49 | The Minister 's brief would be to ensure that rapists are given a fair trial , to remove the by then punitive tax on shaving brushes , and generally to encourage his sex to emerge from their hiding-places and contribute to the running of the nation . |
| 50 | But even if the contract specifically caters for termination in defined circumstances , you should still be vigilant to ensure that you are given a fair deal . |
| 51 | From about the time of the invention of red-figure some black-figure vases are given a white slip covering the orange clay . |
| 52 | The traditional approach to library orientation is the so-called guided tour , in which students are given a short tour of the library , during their first weeks as university students . |
| 53 | Even those that survive are given a severe check and often produce poor growth . |
| 54 | Society has also developed a new attitude toward pregenital drives , which are given a special value and are highly esteemed . |
| 55 | After an hour or so they are given a brief rest by switching the lights off and then they are tested by being given a choice between attempting to follow the light on which they had been imprinted ( say the red ) and another , unfamiliar light , say the yellow . |
| 56 | Welfare services are given a promotional role taking into account social inequalities and the need for universal provisions . |
| 57 | Visas are not required for entry into Bolivia , where you are given a 30-day entrance stamp , renewable at a federal police station in any major city . |
| 58 | Clients are given a huge piece of paper and paints with which they can unlock the feelings welling up inside them . |
| 59 | If you are given a written warning , you may be asked to sign a copy to acknowledge receipt . |
| 60 | It 's a competition organised by the Training Trust , in which teams are given a charitable task to carry out within strict time limits . |