Example sentences of "have [be] given [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 , Andrew Lees of Friends of the Earth declared , ‘ I have been given clearance by my Board to seek a judicial review … we are very serious about this issue and are going to go for it . ’
2 That cases like this whether or not favouritism was involved — occurred more frequently than one might suppose from the evidence of the biographical sources , however , is suggested once again by the kanun of 1006/1598 , in a passage immediately following the one quoted above : " Let the of those of the kasabat kadis who have been given mevleviyet status in post [ i.e. , in the place and period of their tenure ] not be accepted . "
3 The pollution claims have been given credibility by the Colombian health ministry , which has declared a large area around the mind " uninhabitable " because of the accumulation of toxic waste .
4 In one of the major cup competitions they have been given home advantage against first division Coventry .
5 PLANS for a new pavilion and recreation centre at Four Marks have been given outline permission .
6 Nor would such a study have been given permission by the RUC , for it is utopian to expect police authorities in divided societies to open up these sections of their force to scrutiny and observation by outsiders .
7 While those in Canada are pushed around , those on the other side of the border have been given permission by Washington to run bingo halls , the only legitimate gambling in the area .
8 In many areas of social policy , local authorities have been given permission to provide a service , then , when the need for the service has been clearly demonstrated and resources for it are more widely available , the provision has become mandatory .
9 Two marvellous collections of photographs came to light — Miss Puckle 's and Mr Emmanuel Beddoes ' — I have been given permission to use these , and many others lent by individuals .
10 National Power and PowerGen have been given permission to burn that fuel at their power stations at Pembroke , Richborough and Ince .
11 It 's the first time students have been given permission to broadcast outside a campus .
12 JLM Projects Ltd have been given permission for a plan to build four houses on the site of a former Mission Church at Moor Crescent in Ludworth .
13 These general principles have been given expression in the further development of a vocational policy required by Article 128 of the Treaty of Rome .
14 In order , moreover , to minimize departmental opposition — which had been instrumental in neutralizing the impact of PAR and the CPRS — departments have been given discretion in determining the pace and nature of managerial change .
15 After years spent under the thumb of finance ministries , an increasing number have been given independence from politicians .
16 Zimbabwe have been given Test status .
17 And in the last four years about one hundred local firms have been given help .
18 Our correspondence culminated in a letter on 14 August , stating : ’ From 22 July 1991 , family health service authorities ( FHSAs ) have been given management discretion to target funds in order to maximise value for money and service to patients .
19 Some have suffered symptoms so severe that they have been given medication by their doctor .
20 ‘ The sixties have been given notice tonight .
21 I 've I 've have been given notice that there is one proposed amendment which I intend to call now because then we can vote on the whole thing
22 They have been given guidance on the importance of distinguishing between needs , preferences , and wants .
23 Over the past year , the counsellors have helped 51 people to deal with a wide range of problems , including marital breakdown , sexual abuse , bereavement and terminal illness , and almost three times that number have been given information and informal counselling .
24 At least seven master-plans have been produced for the site ; three have been given planning permission .
25 WITH the demand for golf courses vastly outweighing supply , it is refreshing to note that a number of courses have been given planning permission in the Durham and North Yorkshire area .
26 Erm , the financial elements I find complex , I 'm sure from discussions with various members , they equally find it complex , but the position is , that in the current year , you have been given access to a specific grant .
27 For over fifty years selected local bus operators have been given monopoly rights on their routes in return for which they are subject to fares control and expected to plough back any profits from good services to maintain loss-making routes .
28 Subject headings lists are lists of index terms , normally arranged in alphabetical order , which have been given authority for use in an index , catalogue or database for describing subjects .
29 The determination of the effect of the rules made by regulatory bodies operating in the public law sphere on common law and equitable rights and duties depends on two factors : ( 1 ) whether the regulatory bodies have been given authority to make rules altering private law rights ; and ( 2 ) if there is such authority , whether they have in fact exercised it when making their rules .
30 As indicated in UPDATE 1 , the broad subject areas which have been given priority for development during the 1988–89 session are :
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