Example sentences of "be given to [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a committee might also help to satisfy those who are given to complaining about the choice of hymns . |
| 2 | We catch an echo of it however in that curiously possessive rather than patronizing way in which anthropologists are given to speaking of ‘ their people ’ ( just as the people sometimes speak of ‘ their anthropologist ’ ) . |
| 3 | These factors are particularly important as the best preventative maintenance service in the world can be seen as less than satisfactory , if oily , unkempt , poorly dressed engineers are given to camping out in your hotel lift lobby without warning and taking lifts out of service just as you are receiving a large influx of guests . |
| 4 | Has consideration been given to producing a programme of events open to all nurses who are not practising ? |
| 5 | This explains why attention has been given to producing future warm earth scenarios based on past climatic data . |
| 6 | These latter had fallen out of traditional summer grazing use during the present century and official encouragement ( mainly through SAFER — Societe d'Amenagement Foncie et d'Etablissement Rural ) has been given to establishing farmers ' associations for their re-use by cattle . |
| 7 | I wonder if this is characteristic of all our homes and whether this is likely to continue , and whether any thought has perhaps been given to using this surplus accommodation for day care facilities ? |
| 8 | The fact that very little concerted thought had been given to organizing the juvenile labour-market does not mean that no action had been taken at the local level by schools , skilled employment committees , and several or more local education authorities . |
| 9 | Relatively little thought appears to have been given to developing systematic forms of training in the area of music in worship , and little assessment of the quality of training seems to take place . |
| 10 | Has any consideration been given to allowing right hon. and hon. Members to express an opinion on that matter , either on the Floor of the House or in European Standing Committee B ? |
| 11 | Consideration had been given to moving Harriers and Jaguars from Wittering and Coltishall , but the idea has been rejected on cost grounds . |
| 12 | The J/44 is very much a performance yacht , so the deck is laid out mainly for racing although careful thought has been given to cruising requirements . |
| 13 | He was thus ‘ pleased to learn that consideration [ had , at the time of his report ] already been given to increasing the provision of residential facilities for patients with chronic illness ’ . |
| 14 | Attention has been given to predicting admission to long-term care because of concerns about the processes and mechanisms by which places are allocated . |
| 15 | Although efforts continue to encourage people to stop smoking , in the past decade considerable attention has been given to reducing uptake of smoking by teenagers , particularly by using the educational opportunities available through the school system . |
| 16 | In the past , however , insufficient priority has been given to processing such applications . |
| 17 | ‘ Too high a priority has been given to placating the unions and too low a priority given to hearing the voice of the public . |
| 18 | Prime consideration has been given to eliminating dust or dirt generation . |
| 19 | Interventions by schools to reduce smoking have been undertaken for many decades , although little attention has been given to assessing their effectiveness . |
| 20 | ‘ Careful consideration should be given to re-marketing the restaurant by introducing a style of menu that is more appropriate in style , content and price for the identified target markets , ’ Horton says . |
| 21 | The inevitable reduction in the amount of time likely to be given to singing challenges the Church to remedy this deficiency . |
| 22 | For the purpose of reporting assessment , we also believe that the profile components should have equal weighting at key stages 1 to 3 , but that in key stage 4 heavier weighting should be given to reading and writing — in the ratio of approximately 40:40:20 for Reading , Writing , Speaking and listening respectively ( see chapter 14 ) . |
| 23 | In this case , time needs to be given to establishing such a way of thinking , so that we can see that our very purpose as Christians is. to grow to be more like Christ . |
| 24 | Secondly , priority needs to be given to establishing structures that will enable all general practitioners to be involved in influencing the views of the purchasing authorities , including those who have hitherto expressed little or no interest and those who already have a clear interest in participating . |
| 25 | Priority will be given to teaching English particularly reading arithmetic and science . |
| 26 | Priority will be given to teaching English particularly reading arithmetic and science , and administering the Government 's controversial national curriculum tests and assessments . |
| 27 | Sufficient time needs to be given to listening to the answer and then to prayer and ministry to meet the needs another member has . |
| 28 | He and I think that consideration should be given to allowing Committees to bring people before them to give evidence on a Bill during its passage through Parliament . |
| 29 | If this works correctly , all is well and attention may be given to building the receiver . |
| 30 | In the event of serious damage to the building which could take 6 months or more to repair , consideration should be given to renting a property on a short term basis . |