Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Camcorders on the other hand have to be given a little help to cope with different kinds of lighting by adjustment of their internal white balance settings to enable them to ‘ see ’ white as the same neutral colour regardless of the conditions . |
| 2 | Brown and his team should be given a few days ’ extension to accomplish that . |
| 3 | That is , in an effort to ensure that any variations in replies respondents provide are not artifacts of variations in the way in which the questions were asked , each respondent should be given the same questions in the same serial order . |
| 4 | She said there were speed restrictions on the A167 at Aycliffe , Croxdale and Chilton , and Ferryhill people ought to be given the same protection . |
| 5 | American actors in England should be given the same rights we 're given here . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If she 'd been on 4AD , she 'd be given the same amount of attention as the Muses , Pixies or Breeders . |
| 12 | Is not it reasonable that the House of Commons should be given the same information as is made available to the press in briefings ? |
| 13 | The second position was that ( as in the Welsh school cited above ) simply changing the name and use of buildings altered very little : a common curriculum was what mattered and all pupils should be given the same opportunities of learning the same subjects . |
| 14 | 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 " . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 : |
| 18 | These diseases could at least be given the same priority as other diseases . |
| 19 | Magistrates will be given the same immunity from claims for costs or damages over their actions in court as judges now enjoy . |
| 20 | Magistrates will be given the same immunity over their actions in court as judges now enjoy . |
| 21 | Erm they are the crit the two criteria which I I consider alongi along with the greenbelt and the need to be located on a public transport corridor , which must be given the most weight in the in the decision making process . |
| 22 | Also I 'd had feedback from the moss chart that children enjoyed scouring the poster for tiny details , so I looked for a solution that would allow as many items as possible to be painted the same size . |
| 23 | Dealers insist that paintings should be treated the same way because of the auctions for dealers only , where ‘ dead ’ stock is exchanged and where new prices are set . |
| 24 | Jones received £1,600 for his role after his business advisers took their cut and Kinnear believes he should be fined the same amount , even though he has donated the fee to charity . |
| 25 | This information is relevant to plans for local advertising , leaflet distribution , and for determining the potential for opening another branch to be sited a few kilometres away . |
| 26 | The return to Keld must be made the same way ; there is no alternative . |
| 27 | Thus it might be that the old English case of Woodhouse v Brotherhood 1972 ] ICR 186 would be decided the same way under the Directive , because the facts , as found in that case , were that the transferee employer used the factory and the machines to produce different products from those made by the transferor and sold them in different markets . |
| 28 | While most of the cases which were decided under the heading of gross negligence would be decided the same way under reckless manslaughter , from cases such as Lamb , above , manslaughter by gross negligence may survive despite Lord Roskill 's statement in Kong Cheuk Kwan v R that the term was not to be used . |
| 29 | In that case the court found that the auditors ' certificate was based on a mistaken interpretation of the agreement between the partners : this would probably not be decided the same way today : see 13.6 , 13.7 and 13.9 . |
| 30 | Most potholes can only be seen a few yards ahead , and cars swerving without warning hardly contribute to road safety . |