Example sentences of "be [vb pp] the same [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However , it can be understood as recommending that one live in such ; way that the various aspects of one 's being are given the same degree of power as they have of innate authority .
2 Individuals can apply for meals themselves — all applications are given the same consideration .
3 Cations of elements which only form one stable ion are given the same name as the element .
4 All volumes containing modules of the same charge code are given the same name , as specified by the user , but the serial number at the end of the volume name is incremented for each new volume that is opened .
5 One by one , calves and adults are given the same treatment .
6 Only a little thought will show what a nonsense this is , for , as we have just seen , no two individuals manifest their illnesses in exactly the same way even if they are given the same disease label .
7 Since then , all the display vats in the undercover sales area have been treated the same way , turning what could easily be run-of-the-mill fish transit into a feast for the inquiring eye .
8 It would almost certainly have been given the same support by the full House had it not been attached to a Bill to reform obscenity law , with which it had no clear or logical connection .
9 When test results did not confirm this , they could still console themselves with the fact that every child had been given the same opportunity to learn .
10 Millions of people have been given the same chance to own a real share in the nation 's assets .
11 For subjects in an ‘ acquired distinctiveness ’ group , the two stimuli had been given different labels in pre-training ; for those in the ‘ acquired equivalence ’ group the two stimuli used were those that had been given the same label .
12 Each club have been fined the same amount as Arsenal , who were found to be the less culpable party in the mass scuffle with Norwich City on November 4 .
13 The cottage , he told Marshall , had been built the same time as the farm .
14 Only about a month earlier , I had been told the same story ( of the landing ) by a friend .
15 I have also been told the same story time and time again .
16 This year , he had been offered the same opportunity , but at twice the price .
17 She said there were speed restrictions on the A167 at Aycliffe , Croxdale and Chilton , and Ferryhill people ought to be given the same protection .
18 Lesley wants sexual equality , but does n't believe attitudes have yet changed enough : ‘ We do n't yet have true equality ; until we do , women will have to overstress themselves and overprove themselves just to be given the same level of respect as their male peers .
19 John Popham , a parliamentary agent representing 13 local residents who have petitioned against the bill , believes that ‘ residents of Newport should be given the same degree of protection as the government has decided is necessary for property owners in Cardiff ’ .
20 If payments were partly based on per capita emissions of greenhouse gases , would methane from paddy fields be given the same price as carbon dioxide from power stations , cars and burning tropical forests ?
21 The broadcasting of discussions and debates between politicians of widely different positions takes place regularly and , when interviewed , critics of the Federal Government appear to be given the same kind of deferential treatment as Federal spokesmen .
22 All the lexicographers ' virtual machines will be given the same lexicographer priority , but those editing smaller entries are likely to be favoured over those editing large ones .
23 If she 'd been on 4AD , she 'd be given the same amount of attention as the Muses , Pixies or Breeders .
24 Is not it reasonable that the House of Commons should be given the same information as is made available to the press in briefings ?
25 Regretting attempts by " some countries in the North to fashion the new world order only on the basis of their priorities " , the document suggested that military and political objectives be given the same importance as " economic and social dimensions " .
26 Thus , for example , " theft " would probably be given the same meaning that word bears in the Theft Act 1968 ; if the drafter intends some other meaning , he/she should define the relevant word for the purposes of the contract .
27 Third , the Registrar 's certificate will be given the same effect as regards further particulars as it has with respect to the creation of a charge .
28 Doreen , a nineteen-year-old mother of three young children , felt strongly about this after her experiences , and correctly points out that it was her own choice to have her children , and she should be given the same respect as any older mother :
29 These diseases could at least be given the same priority as other diseases .
30 Magistrates will be given the same immunity from claims for costs or damages over their actions in court as judges now enjoy .
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