Example sentences of "be given [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is thus a rule of construction that if a provision in an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom is ambiguous , it should be given that interpretation which is consistent with international obligations rather than one which conflicts ( Inland Revenue Commissioners v Collco Dealings Ltd [ 1962 ] AC 11 ; similarly , there is some authority for seeking to protect fundamental constitutional statutes from unintentional repeals ( see , e.g. , per Lord Wilberforce in The Earl of Antrim 's Petition [ 1967 ] 1 AC 691 ) If , however , such devices do not evade the problem , then traditional notions of the sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament require that any provision in any later statute which is inconsistent with any earlier provision repeals the latter to the extent of any inconsistency , whether declared or intended to have this effect or not ( Vauxhall Estates Ltd v Liverpool Corporation [ 1932 ] 1 KB 733 ; Ellen Street Estates Ltd v Minister of Health [ 1934 ] 1 KB 590 ) . |
| 2 | Because I I do know of of various different groups who are working in this field as volunteers , there 's no money behind them there , and I mean i i it should be a priority , it should be given that kind of priority where |
| 3 | If the if they 're provided with the right kind of teacher then I think the pupil will be given that opportunity if it 's , the potential is there to bring it out , but you some of the children do n't want to learn well that 's not the fault of the school ! |
| 4 | I longed for a story of mine to be given that accolade . |
| 5 | ‘ Then you , also , must be given that pleasure , for I should not care for you to miss an instant of any pain , Wolfprince . ’ |
| 6 | In other cases the prisoner will know only that it is 20 years or more , although if he asks and if it is no more than 20 years he will , as I understand it , be given that information . |
| 7 | Its primary spokesman suggested that guarantees could be given that Afghanistan would not become a base for foreign powers . |
| 8 | The unemployed should be given such work , he said , adding that at present , Poland lacked the expertise , equipment and finance to deal with environmental decay . |
| 9 | On the economic side it is a fair bet that there will be a public spending squeeze ( sooner rather than later ) , with defence and social security reviews ( though neither will be given such titles ) . |
| 10 | In the Scherzo it 's amazing to be given such accuracy and textural clarity at such speed . |
| 11 | He 's the last guy in the world who should be given such power . |
| 12 | We shall be given all manner of reasons why there should not be a top salary review , or whatever it is called since the former Prime Minister tore up the negotiating arrangements for the civil service . |
| 13 | Individuals lower down the organisation may be given little responsibility with few decisions delegated down the organisation to them . |
| 14 | In colonial Ruanda-Burundi , several weeks of free labour had to be given each year by the commune to build up terraces , bunds and other erosion works . |
| 15 | Once the basic wage was agreed , increments would be given each year up to the age of 40 and additional payments made for each family member with a 25 per cent component left for job performance . |
| 16 | The distinction has been more in the minds of the negotiators ( especially the British negotiators ) than it has been a reality or , more important , likely to be given much credence by the Court of Justice if and when it comes to adjudicate on the basis of the Treaty . |
| 17 | ‘ However , I 'm afraid we 're not going to be given much time off until we 've sent the Huns back to Germany where they belong , with their tails between their legs . ’ |
| 18 | A secure soloist , it is implied , might not be given much guidance . |
| 19 | It is the 35th area in England to be given this designation . |
| 20 | All teachers need now to be given this experience , and all those in a position to provide it — because of their own good experience and expertise in meeting children 's special needs — have themselves to be enabled to share it effectively with fellow professionals . |
| 21 | A progress report will be given this weekend on efforts to develop an £800,000 indoor bowling rink for Durham City . |
| 22 | As an example pupils at the beginning of Key Stage 3 studying the Norman Conquest could be given this exercise on " Who should inherit the throne ? " . |
| 23 | I believe everybody should be given this opportunity , whether they take it or not is up to them . |
| 24 | Consequently , another aspect of the debate about corporation has been whether a particular country should or should not be given this label . |
| 25 | They were the first state concerns to be given this go-ahead since July 1989 , although private companies had from January 1991 been allowed to make direct payments of foreign commercial debt . |
| 26 | In my view , the prisoner should be given this information before he writes any representation he may wish to make . |
| 27 | So we consider that creditors should be given this duty . |
| 28 | You 'll know who will be in charge of winding up your affairs [ your executors ] ; otherwise your nearest relative will be given this task . |
| 29 | So lower ability children in British schools may be given less language training . |
| 30 | that the only kind of learning worth seriously measuring is that which can be evaluated by making a mark on a card for subsequent ingestion by a machine ( An awful corollary to this is that judgments made by human beings must be given less weight than electronically certified facts . ) |