Example sentences of "but give [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They need better leisure facilities , certainly , but given current trends that 's a market we ought to be considering anyway . |
| 2 | To counteract this , I 've sometimes specified quantities of potatoes , rice and pasta in the menus , just for the 28-day period , but given two courses at every meal so you should n't need to eat in between . |
| 3 | Relevance to post was also mentioned by both groups , but given greater prominence by the group with no training officers : |
| 4 | But given that Poidevin turned 33 just days before the World Cup final , will the national selectors prefer to look for a long-term leadership continuity as both Australia and England did when appointing Farr-Jones and Will Carling respectively ? |
| 5 | He ends up with the non-voice of Mark Knopfler but given that gentleman 's sales figures ( Dire Straits ' Brothers In Arms was the UK 's best-selling album of the 1980s ) Geldof will hardly complain about the comparison . |
| 6 | But given that companies pay a dividend ( based on current profit ) per share , the higher the price of the shares , the lower the dividend will be as a percentage of that price . |
| 7 | They are permitted no naturalistic embellishment , but given that choice the stylisation should be taken further . |
| 8 | We were surprised at the continuing estimates of fixed costs , as we would have expected a minimal time investment after the first year of familiarisation , but given that training was identified as the major cost , it may be that this forms the bulk of the continuing cost . |
| 9 | ‘ But given that Bryan Robson is fit , there is only one possible change in the side which has pulled off two excellent wins — and that 's Eric Cantona . ’ |
| 10 | Again historians have questioned the geography , preferring to place Dispargum in modern Belgium , but given that Merovech 's son , Childeric , had close associations with Thuringia , where he sought asylum , and found a wife , it is possible that the Merovingian family did originate in the east of Frankish territory . |
| 11 | In the summer the ferry also runs from Quiberon to the little fishing port of Sauzon , which is almost postcard-pretty from a distance but given satisfying reality in close-up by the sounds and smells of its trade and the stacks of water-roughened lobster traps and water-soaked nets and floats . |
| 12 | Monstera deliciosa ( the Swiss cheese plant ) is so common that it is all too often neglected , but given enough space and care its deeply divided leaves make a real show right up to the ceiling . |
| 13 | But given heavy doses of baking soda he began to recover , and was perfectly normal three days later . |
| 14 | Not directed by Sinn Fein but given public support by members of that party in the face of the atrocities they commit on men , women and children . |
| 15 | But given these conditions , egoism is not only possible , it may be permitted by ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 16 | But given three months , I flatter myself I could have modified De Gaulle 's thinking on the malais and Danu . |
| 17 | But given those provisos a massive transfer of cash from rich to poor is still vitally necessary . |
| 18 | Although MAS will obviously be seeking to create an auction , it is normal to state that the vendors are not motivated purely by financial concerns but give great importance to other factors such as finding the right buyer , etc . |
| 19 | A local newspaper has suggested that Indonesians tend to waver between extremes of toleration and banning , but give little thought to the middle ground — restricting becaks to well-defined areas of the city under supervision and control . |
| 20 | They will leave a netted rabbit as they will have been trained to do but give full chase to those running free . |
| 21 | The advisers must not only provide good financial and legal advice , but give continuing support to the managers during the ebb and flow of the buy-out . |
| 22 | In the former of these circumstances the old county histories may be searched to considerable effect , for not only may they describe the church as it then was , but give further clues as to where data may be found . |
| 23 | The aim of marking is , of course , not just to assign a number to a piece of work but to give constructive feedback so that the students ' work steadily improves . |
| 24 | Nizan chose not simply to suspend judgement , but to give public support to the Moscow version of events on the grounds that critical accounts of the Soviet state generally lacked both historical perspective and scientific rigour , and more importantly , that the defence of the Soviet Union in the torrid international political climate of the late 1930s was imperative . |
| 25 | The need for stability was also stressed by the NATO Secretary-General , Manfred Worner , in The Times of Nov. 28 , when he suggested that the Warsaw Pact , if it reformed itself , could , like NATO , form " … part of an overall security structure , not preventing political change but giving political change military stability " . |
| 26 | He was outstanding in charity and compassion , paying for the release of prisoners who were detained for debts and succouring families in time of need , but giving strict charge that they should not acknowledge the source of this help . |
| 27 | These eight characteristics of Chemical Dependency are not absolute indications but giving positive answers to at least four questions can be used as a rough indicator of whether a particular individual requires further assessment . |
| 28 | Cat-equipped two-litre 16-valve engine sounds even more potent than it is but gives good economy . |
| 29 | This reaction is more endothermic ( H = +49 kcal/mol ) but gives three times as much hydrogen . |
| 30 | This Notice had no legal effect , but gave practical advice on the view the Commission was likely to take of certain types of agreement . |