Example sentences of "them a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For maximum volume and root lift , turn your head upside down — the special ‘ fingers ’ inside the cup will help life and separate curls giving them a fuller look . |
| 2 | They could be viewed as the organ within the living organism whose task it was to supply the basic necessity of capital without any need to accord them a fuller role within the enterprise . |
| 3 | We may thus argue that /a/ functions for women as a network marker to a greater extent than it does for men ; by this we mean that there is for them a higher correlation between choice of variant and network structure , a tendency to select relatively backed variants being associated with higher levels of integration into the community . |
| 4 | And they do n't automatically give them a higher grade after a , . |
| 5 | It gives them a wider variety of facilities and services . |
| 6 | Searching through a variety of sources will give them a wider perspective on their study area , and may also give them contradictory evidence . |
| 7 | Dr Merson called for national programmes to make AIDS prevention ‘ truly sensitive ’ to the needs of women and give them a greater say in the programmes . |
| 8 | I am , as you know , not a religious man , but my version of a prayer is to contemplate those placider days , as if by doing it often enough , telling the beads in my mind , I can confer upon them a greater significance , sufficient to obliterate the terrible moment . |
| 9 | Much as the regimes of Eastern Europe might welcome the support of their neighbours against Moscow — and hence a strengthening of such multilateral forums — they also view their neighbours as rival claimants to Moscow 's favour and are wary of giving them a greater voice in their own affairs . |
| 10 | The ‘ opposition ’ governors imagine themselves to be more important than they really are ; they have state , not federal , responsibilities ; their comments on federal matters should therefore not be regarded as of primary importance ; and , if they were reported fully at all times , this would be giving them a greater prominence in national affairs than they deserve . |
| 11 | If they have people they can talk to and relate to who are from a non-statutory body , it gives them a greater degree of self-confidence . ’ |
| 12 | For example , if the credit period were reduced for customers to pay their debts it is likely that sales would decrease as customers may trade with another company that gives them a greater period to pay . |
| 13 | In the public sector of the economy , Sellier ( 1978 ) has shown that the influence of French unions is particularly strong since the high concentration of workers within that sector reduces the costs of organisation , the bureaucratic tendencies of large undertakings encourage trade union membership , and the official role accorded by government to the unions gives them a greater authority than they possess in the private sector . |
| 14 | If Sacu is to choose the latter road , the NSC may have to give them a clearer idea of what they will meet as they travel along it . |
| 15 | give them a better style whatever , yeah . |
| 16 | As Mr Tony Banks MP has said , ‘ Television should broaden peoples knowledge about parliamentary affairs and the performance of the Government and Opposition , and give them a better base on which to make judgements at the time of the election ’ . |
| 17 | Both men had pocketed their torches to allow them a better grip on their shotguns , and a couple of times they interrupted their progress to stand straining their ears into the whispering darkness around them for any sound of the fearsome dogs . |
| 18 | Already the young men in Harare have been coming to Arthur , knowing his record in Mount Darwin and sensing a kindred spirit ; and he offers them a better way than stone-throwing and kidnapping tactics . |
| 19 | Your plants will need time to become really well established to give them a better chance of surviving a harsh winter . |
| 20 | Look for anything that gives them a better chance of following the plot . |
| 21 | At the Pattmore project in London and the Rosemount project in Glasgow for example , mothers are provided with adequate child care and it enables them to attend courses and gain skills and qualifications that give them a better chance in the job market . |
| 22 | Give them a better chance . |
| 23 | It may be that their experience of GIST has given them a better idea of the amount of work and energy involved in trying to change things ( Kelly et al . , |
| 24 | However the development , mainly in the voluntary sector , of segregated dementia day centres offers the hope that the needs of the large intermediate group of sufferers and their carers can be looked after in small , local , enthusiastic units , taking pressure away from the " ordinary day centres and day hospitals and allowing them a better mix a Policy Part IV of the Social Work ( Scotland ) Act sets out the provisions for local authority residential care . |
| 25 | If he can convince the 19m north-easterners that he and his recently formed New Aspiration Party will give them a better deal , and he manages to form an electoral pact with the honest and popular governor of Bangkok , he could be on the way to becoming Thailand 's next prime minister . |
| 26 | In the hut , in the open snow , in the Factory , the Administration block , in the punishment cells , is any one of them a better ground to fight on ? |
| 27 | Samaritans hope his views will give them a better insight into the problems faced by people who feel trapped inside their own bodies . |
| 28 | To make a profit , drug dealers sell you short measures or mix all sorts of dangerous materials in with drugs to give them a bigger share of the profits or to finance their own drug habits . |
| 29 | Colour came later , even in the glass of the great east window ; first there was only the shape of comparative light , then gradually the lattice-work of the lead cames , a filigree of shapes that had no meaning until the warmth of approaching dawn conjured into them cloudy reds and blues and greens , and with every minute breathed into them a purer brightness and a sharper clarity . |
| 30 | The proportions of the decency panelling over the short half-canopies were different giving them a squarer appearance . |