Example sentences of "it gives a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It gives a clearer indication of future cash flows .
2 Okay , so there you are you see , you 're , you 're a first aider and you come up to the person and you hold it the way you did last time and you think ah , now that 's the wrong way round of course , there 's my elbow point , there 's my injured elbow , so I have to be that way round , mm , so you turn it round the other way , right , your elbow shape goes to the injured elbow and your long line goes straight up and down the line of the body , you arrange it so that you only just covering the forearm there , with just enough above the hand to tie your reef knot that would be too little and that would be too much just enough above the hands to tie your reef knot , the first thing you do is to tuck nice , big bit of material right under the hand and anchor it into position , just keep that resting there and all the rest of this goes under the arm up between the shoulder blades there and you tie your first half of the reef knot just above the fingers in the hollow of the neck here , now that 's important because round the back here if you press on that bit of muscle there , there 's a big band of muscle , if you 've got a knot on that it gives a great deal of discomfort very quickly so you want to get the knots round in the hollow here that does n't hurt your casualty , there , draw it up half the knot , is that tight enough ?
3 It gives a great deal of pleasure of motorists and passers-by .
4 But when mastered it gives a great feeling of exhilaration and achievement , in other words your ego 's going to get built if you 're good on that .
5 As a compendium of illustrations , invariably in good colour , it gives a visual document of the artist 's development unmatched by any other publication , particularly since it illustrates the small number of major works which could not be loaned to the exhibition .
6 This analogy can be helpful , particularly if it gives a visual dimension to our thinking .
7 Its attraction would seem to lie in the fact that it gives a formalized account of some of the popularly held impressions concerning the character of science , its explanatory and predictive power , its objectivity and its superior reliability compared with other forms of knowledge .
8 This would require that , in certain cases , a merger should be allowed even when it gives a combined share of more than 25 per cent of the European market .
9 Laid mesh side up it gives a good base for carpets and tiles , and smooth side up it can be painted and stencilled to match design schemes .
10 It gives a good sense to the idea that a weakly verifiable statement can only be confirmed or disconfirmed , and never conclusively verified .
11 It gives a good impression
12 Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy .
13 Foucault 's account is particularly useful insofar as it gives a good indication of the characteristic French , as opposed to German , emphasis on the relation of Marxism to enlightenment rationality and the questioning of enlightenment claims to the universality of its values .
14 So if you look as to how Kuwait grew by after the oil it gives a good example how we put the use of the oil to the betterment of mankind .
15 This method of obscuring chords only in higher registers is quite usual , as it gives a good equilibrium to the harmony .
16 It gives a stable platform for in-water decompression , allowing accurate water stops .
17 You will probably be weighed at each visit , not because there are strict guidelines about weight gain , but because it gives a general indication that all is well if you are gaining steadily .
18 Originally in Gaelic ( and here translated ) it gives a general account of the game which was played as follows :
19 While it 's still not a big weighty tome it gives a fuller picture of what we 're doing and where we 're going . ’
20 But in the desert it gives a strange moaning sound , low and sensual , accompanied by the singing of the sand as it skates across itself .
21 It gives a strange luminosity to the hills , especially under a dark sky , adding almost a lunar atmosphere to the landscapes .
22 The colour photographs are of very poor quality and the text is printed on rather scruffy lilac paper , but it gives a thorough account of the 1990–91 season , and is an essential point of reference and source of knowledge for any buff of Indian cricket .
23 Arranged into convenient sections that deal with equipment , accessories , technique , composition , air-to-air , museum , selling , research etc , it gives a reasonable overview into the art of taking aircraft pictures , a difficult art at the best of times .
24 This list is of vital importance , for it gives a broad approach to the curriculum which can unite the profession .
25 It gives a useful introduction to the subject and via the bibliography the reader will be able to gain entry into the specialist literature .
26 It is recommended for publishing students as it gives a useful background to advanced work .
27 The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them .
28 The play has a satisfying documentary detail ( the title is salesman 's jargon for frightening people into buying the product , in this case by saying that their health wo n't be safe without it ) and it gives a fascinating insight into the tricks of a dubious trade .
29 It was built only 30 years ago to service the huge and ambitious Ord River reservoir and irrigation scheme , but it gives a fascinating glimpse into the colossal pioneering effort needed to transform the arid outback into a workable landscape .
30 It is interesting because it gives a tiny glimpse into the mind and intention of the Gospel writers .
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