Example sentences of "gives it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its mandate already gives it a prominent role in this area . ’ |
| 2 | The other is a strategy of discrimination which magnifies and exploits every kind of social distinction ( of wealth , culture status , etc. ) to be found within a designated subject population and gives it a racist connotation as signifying certain ‘ exclusive traits ’ . |
| 3 | His new Food and Beverage Manager appears to accept the idea as theoretically desirable , but gives it a low priority in practice : privately , he has been urging Winter to ‘ crack the whip a bit ’ , arguing that the whole establishment needs ‘ a good shake up ’ before reforms can be introduced effectively . |
| 4 | It probably gives it a good colour too . |
| 5 | Away goes Lawrence , shirt soaked with sweat , he bowls to who plays well forward taking the bottom hand off the bat and the ball rolls up to Lawrence who does n't field it , it 's Hugh Morris running from short leg , who then hands the ball to Philip DeFreitas , gives it a good shine on his right thigh . |
| 6 | sorts of different exchange situations gives it a specious advantage over other media of exchange . |
| 7 | This is the one combination which lifts the tailored jacket out of the dated power-suit idiom and gives it a contemporary relevance . |
| 8 | As Mr Scicluna pointed out , ‘ If you turn a committee into a faculty , it gives it a new lease of life , a breath of fresh air , and it thinks about its role a bit more purposefully , as we have already seen from the Tax Faculty . ’ |
| 9 | And when my father gives it a little thought he 'll realise it is now September and that my time off is likely to creep into next year , which will make a much longer period owing to me . ’ |
| 10 | This gives it a passing resemblance to a crab , with which it shares an inability to raise itself significantly above any flat surface on which it finds itself , giving the lie to that universally popular , but inaccurate , graffito , ‘ Please to stand upon the seat , the crabs in here can jump six feet ’ . |
| 11 | Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm . |
| 12 | This gives it a great depth of field , and everything is maintained in focus . |
| 13 | As the outcome of official action by an organ of the state , the police case comes before the court stamped with a seal of authority which gives it a powerful influence . |
| 14 | It is a fun glitzy read , and I hope Pan gives it a decent jacket . |
| 15 | The profusion of trees in the field-sides of Midland England , especially when viewed from afar and from a vantage point , gives it a well-wooded appearance far in excess of what is actually there . |
| 16 | Apprehending the world through these types gives it a preliminary coherency and ‘ standardized sameness ’ . |
| 17 | For , if he decides that the wooden hut is a building , he is in effect adding an interpretation clause to the statute which gives ‘ building ’ an extended application ; whereas if he decides that the hut is not a building , he adds a clause to the statute which gives it a narrower meaning . |
| 18 | This gives it a whitish sparkle as light catches millions of tiny prisms and reflects white light . |
| 19 | before a final all-embracing italicized section , looking back in its typography , placing , and , most importantly , its rhythm , recalls the opening nursery rhyme chorus , but gives it a universal voice which seems to include all that we have heard before in what is now a ritual chant ending with an appropriately childlike sound , |
| 20 | Sharp , direct fruit , like biting into a tart-skinned damson , gives it a fresh edge . |
| 21 | There is more than a hint of classical Greece in the architecture , and the blue river seen through the sand-coloured columns gives it a Mediterranean freshness . |
| 22 | The current version is powered by a Microturbo TJA 24 engine , which gives it a maximum airspeed of 400 knots . |
| 23 | The brander also walks calmly up to the horse and says ‘ hullo ’ and gives it a quiet stroke too . |
| 24 | They say BA already dominates at Heathrow and the takeover gives it a big foothold at Gatwick as well . |
| 25 | What is questionable is whether Gandhi hypostasizes Religion or gives it a referential connotation in the same way as Tillich does by his use of the term Ultimate Concern . |
| 26 | ‘ I do , ’ she answered , ‘ but everybody gives it a different name . |
| 27 | Finally , the company feels that the ability of its products to use 3270 coaxial cable , coupled with their ability to mange 3270 dumb terminals , gives it a unique advantage in targeting companies wanting to protect existing investment in 3270s as part of their migration strategy . |
| 28 | Nikolaus Pevsner gives it a whole page in his Buildings of England series , which is praise indeed . |
| 29 | The fact that the passive brings about alterations of word order gives it a special function in writing , because it provides one means by which a writer can link sentences smoothly together and achieve the desired emphasis . |
| 30 | The fibres of this paper are meshed absolutely at random , which gives it a special surface character and also makes it very strong and long lasting . |