Example sentences of "have [adv] [been] given " in BNC.

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1 Ludendorff has widely been given sole credit for the great German victory at Tannenberg , but before he and Hindenburg had even arrived at their new post imaginative steps had been taken by Colonel Max Hoffmann , Deputy Chief of Operations of the Eighth Army , which made that victory possible .
2 Insufficient attention has hitherto been given to the role that can be played by scholarly publication in influencing harmonization .
3 Although due emphasis has rightly been given to the quality of the care , the first priority is the provision of sufficient places in residential establishments .
4 Its proper specification has only been given for some simple cases .
5 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 ?
6 Madden has been used in short bursts during the Bombers ' opening games and the ruckman has complained that he has not been given enough playing time and that this is affecting his play .
7 those necessarily coming into effect before being laid ( e.g. , where publicity would nullify their effect ) if due notice of the fact and the reasons for it has not been given to the Speaker , ;
8 Where an aggravation is produced , the optimum potency has not been given and the symptoms have been brought out too rapidly for the body to be able to handle harmoniously .
9 ‘ I am particularly sad that my mother has not been given an opportunity even to purchase his Military Cross , ’ said Maxwell , who is now a job consultant after being made Britain 's biggest bankrupt , with £400 million debts .
10 The question we must ask is why the real story has not been given ?
11 ‘ We did ask for extra help for first-time buyers through the tax relief system and we are disappointed that this has not been given .
12 New Zealand Test star Iro has not been given a new contract by Manly and was offered back to Wigan last week .
13 He did one thing in Hollywood for which he has not been given anything like sufficient credit .
14 This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ .
15 ‘ Over the past hundred years there has never been a real commitment to the formation of a contemporary art collection and the cost of establishing one has not been given much thought ’ , says Corral .
16 But the GMC has not been given the power to set out which treatments are ‘ scientifically validated ’ and therefore permissible and those that are not and therefore forbidden .
17 Corporate status , however , has not been given to the Home Office .
18 But the reader has no way of knowing because the relevant information has not been given by the writer .
19 An approach to the examination of social policy has been introduced here that has not been given much explicit attention in relation to the study of specific policies .
20 There would be time now to see Mr. Fynney , the chief debenture holder on the line , and take his opinion , which I believe has not been given on the position but he , unfortunately , a short time ago lost his brother , and could not attend to business , and there would be time now to obtain the consideration of the promoters of the points above named , before the bill passes the House of Lords .
21 It will seem strange to them that the House has not been given the opportunity to hear a statement on the matter , or to debate it .
22 He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing .
23 The court may make an order for discovery ( N 264 ) notwithstanding that prior notice has not been given , where it is satisfied that there were reasonable grounds for not giving such notice .
24 The plaintiff will still have to make the necessary amendments to his statement of claim and , if he has left it this late to do so , may well find himself in difficulty over costs if the action has to be stood out or adjourned because the defendant has not been given adequate notice .
25 Although most of the Cabinet discussed the proposals at a 90-minute session of a key subcommittee , formal clearance by the Cabinet has not been given .
26 The spiritual successor to the Jaguar E-type has finally been given the go-ahead .
27 Now pressures are such that consent has finally been given for the southern by-pass , a scheme first proposed in 1916 .
28 I drove into the mouth of a carnivorous wave with the reckless abandon of a man who has just been given a week to live .
29 A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown .
30 The living room , originally furnished in rusty browns , has just been given a brighter look with soft peach paper and multi-striped curtains by Designers Guild .
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