Example sentences of "to give a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very often , finding an unusual frame can spark off an idea for an equally unusual picture , and I can not stress too highly the need for a beautifully made frame to give a professional finish to your work , as a cheap or shoddy frame does absolutely nothing to enhance the picture whatsoever . |
| 2 | Fortunately it turns out to be impossible to give a simple answer to this question and possible to give a more complex answer allowing both possibilities . |
| 3 | On our way to the single market , is it not time to give a healthy nudge to the metrication programme so as to enable our manufacturers and exporters to compete more fairly with our continental rivals ? |
| 4 | B.R.O.T.H.E.R , set up in 1989 to give a collective voice to Britain 's top black rap and ragga artists , have previously released one EP — 1989 's ‘ Beyond The 16th Parallel ’ , which focused on the problems in South Africa . |
| 5 | Similarly , others have argued that the matrices make little allowance for risk and in their early application this was true , but , if one undertakes a Porter-type analysis to give a solid foundation to industry attractiveness and competitive strengths and the derivation of the appropriate strategies , that will take into account a risk assessment . |
| 6 | 1977 , however , brought a big failure with ‘ Jazz ’ , an attempt to give a contemporary slant to old jazz tunes . |
| 7 | His remarks will disappoint many right-wing Tories who have been pushing hard for the Government to give a firm commitment to privatisation . |
| 8 | His remarks will disappoint many right-wing Tories who have been pushing hard for the Government to give a firm commitment to privatisation . |
| 9 | She knew it sounded unconvincing and she could read the continued disbelief in his eyes even as she spoke , but it was n't right , the way he was managing to give a nasty twist to everything she said . |
| 10 | My problem is that we wish to give a small donation to Bruce for the street children , but our charitable giving is channelled through Charity Giving Scotland , whose vouchers can only be used by a charity registered as such in Britain . |
| 11 | The Chisel & Plane Blade Sharpener has been designed to use with an ordinary electric drill , to give a perfect edge to flat chisels and plane blades . |
| 12 | The most widely quoted example of the use of this method is Euclid 's Elements ( c. 300 BC ) i which the author supposedly sought to give a consistent foundation to geometry . |
| 13 | It was therefore with mixed feelings that Alice managed to give a welcoming smile to the couple who now entered the room and gracefully acknowledged the compliments of the wife of the Belgian ambassador , who was admiring her unique Verveine gown . |
| 14 | Increased mathematical precision was deemed to give a new scientificity to biological and evolutionary phenomena . |
| 15 | I think this book and these exhibitions can not fail to give a new direction to Modigliani studies . |
| 16 | In a statement before he left on Nov. 3 , Bérégovoy was quoted as saying that the two countries had overcome a period of strain and had agreed to give a new impetus to their partnership . |
| 17 | This tended to give a certain bias to the work likely to be found in schools , especially as the coterie of advisers who knew each other 's work well , often teaching on each other 's courses and jointly helping to tutor the national D.E.S . |
| 18 | ‘ You have to give a certain deference to her age . ’ |
| 19 | Mr Perot has never yet chosen to give a straight reply to that point . |
| 20 | Does n't she owe it to this house and to the people before they vote on Thursday , to give a straight answer to a straight question : what precisely is she going to do about the Poll Tax ? |
| 21 | Mr Gummer is inclined to give a snap reply to his critics , when he would do better to check carefully what they have said . |
| 22 | ( When notes are close together in a low register they sound crude and clumsy , and fail to give a good bass to the harmony . |
| 23 | The other important character is that of Mr Herbert Pocket whose purpose in the book is to give a continuous comparison to Pip and to show Pip 's development . |
| 24 | That is why we ask the right hon. Gentleman to give a categorical assurance to the House that at some later date cash limits will not be imposed on deserving claims for compensation . |
| 25 | An extra-statutory concession has also been published to give a similar relief to insurance companies for contributions paid under a levy imposed by The Lautro ( Compensation Schemes ) No 2 Rules 1991 . |
| 26 | The court seems to give a broad interpretation to these powers . |
| 27 | The first year is designed to give a broad introduction to engineering and some choice of subjects is available . |
| 28 | Now it is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable . |
| 29 | They believe that a degree of privacy and understanding is essential if Their Royal Highnesses are to provide a happy and secure upbringing for their children , while continuing to give a wholehearted commitment to their public duties . |
| 30 | In October 1962 the choir felt it was difficult for them to give a strong lead to the congregational singing because of where the choir was placed and it was recommended that the Trustees should take expert advice on the rearranging of the pulpit area of the church . |