Example sentences of "[vb infin] to give [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a theory which was recognizably utilitarian in spirit might seek to give priority in some way to the prevention of suffering over that of the promotion of happiness . |
| 2 | Thus prima facie the words of exclusion clauses will be given their literal meaning ; the court will strive to give effect to the words used , and , where lists are used , the drafter must bear in mind the rules expressio unius est exclusio alterius and that general words in a list will be interpreted ejusdem generis with the specific words . |
| 3 | Sometimes it can be shown that the tissue not only looks homogeneous , but actually is so , because , if the tissue is cut in half , each half will regulate to give rise to the same pattern as would otherwise have been produced by the whole . |
| 4 | The child as a party to the proceedings may of course choose to give evidence on his own behalf . |
| 5 | ‘ You did not speak to give offence , Khan . ’ |
| 6 | But as the reader will be aware , during the past decade or so , the courts , building on a series of decisions which quite properly and logically held ineffective a number of ingenious and entirely artificial schemes devised for the manufacture and allowance of losses or expenses which were never in fact incurred , have sought to create and apply to transactions conferring tax advantages for which the legislature has made provision a doctrine of ‘ legitimate business purpose ’ , the general effect of which is that even though the citizen follows to the letter that which Parliament has told him that he can do in order to attract the fiscal consequences which Parliament has statutorily decreed will follow if he does it , nevertheless , whatever Parliament may have said shall be the consequences , the courts will and must decline to give effect , not to what he has done , but to the fiscal consequences which Parliament has provided , unless he demonstrates that there was a ‘ legitimate business purpose ’ for his action . |
| 7 | And we might like to give credit for And I think it 's really hard to learn to read the signs . |
| 8 | Clearly many of you are anxious lest the essential qualities of Medau be jeopardised or lost and on that particular point I would like to give reassurance . |
| 9 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 10 | If you are unhappy with any aspect of the LIFESPAN Manager 's account ( eg. many VAX Managers do not like to give SYSPRV to other users ) then please read Appendix B for a full discussion of other options . |
| 11 | ‘ The thing is , ’ Luke said , encouraged , ‘ I do n't want to give Mum a lot of grief about it , but you do get hacked off with being patient , a bit . ’ |
| 12 | But after Mr Hunt assured them Allitt did not want to give evidence , the trial continued . |
| 13 | As I mentioned in a previous memo , if the Government decides to endorse the re-establishment of the Welsh Affairs Committee , and it chooses to continue the study , we will want to give evidence . |
| 14 | If he does n't want to give evidence that y , alright ? |
| 15 | The witness told the jury that he did n't WANT to give evidence , but the judge told him that he must . |
| 16 | The witness , Tony George from Kings Stanley near Stroud , told the jury he did n't really want to give evidence against two men accused of murder . |
| 17 | When Mr George was said he did n't want to give evidence , the judge , Mr Justice Auld , said he had a duty to give evidence … he should sit down and prepare for it . |
| 18 | If you ca n't or do n't want to give credit yourself and your business should give credit you may be able to solve the problem by using the money of one or more of the credit card companies instead of your own . |
| 19 | I believe that the Solicitor-General does not want to give way . |
| 20 | for those young people who refuse to stop using solvents you may want to give advice on how to avoid , or reduce damage to their health . |
| 21 | His lips would n't move to give voice to the words . |
| 22 | What practical measures could we possibly take to give space to so many ? ’ |
| 23 | Since all information given to patients may not be retained or understood , you must try to give information clearly and concisely , check patients ' understanding , offer patients opportunities to ask questions and be prepared to repeat information when necessary . |
| 24 | Ministers have already decided that they will have to give cable operators a free choice on the technology they use , provided it meets the basic requirements already laid down by the DoI and endorsed last month by the Eden Committee . |
| 25 | To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60 and will have to give proof by showing your pension book or a special card . |
| 26 | It may mean that a neonatal intensive care unit , after careful reflection , rather than emotional appeals and ‘ shroud-waving ’ , may have to give way to a number of other services , relating , for example , to the mentally ill , all of which can be financed for the cost of one such unit , which , in combination , will facilitate a measure of improvement in the patients ' conditions and their integration into society . |
| 27 | While it is not right that either partner should always have to give way to the other , each may have to concede at times , for both their sakes and for the well-being of their marriage . |
| 28 | The large numbers of new aircraft entering service made it obvious that ‘ on-squadron ’ conversion would have to give way to a proper Operational Conversion Unit ( OCU ) and so in the latter part of 1951 , 231 OCU was formed at RAF Bassingbourn , a place that became with the Canberra . |
| 29 | Governments would have to give way more often to the opinions of back-benchers , and not force every measure through as a matter of confidence . |
| 30 | In the end they will have to give way to a Government who will not work in that way . |