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Example Sentences

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It retains the provision that workers not given jobs within 15 days are entitled to an unemployment allowance.

From BBC

However, price declines in oil futures may be limited given the ongoing U.S.-Venezuela tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal

So savvy, believed Baxter, that he was given the task of reimagining Main Street, U.S.A., for a French audience at Disneyland Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

Eleven of the soldiers were sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison and five were given reduced sentences of two and a half years for co-operating with the prosecution.

From BBC

Analysts say the high investment required to rebuild Venezuela's crumbling oil rigs would be unappetizing for US firms, given the steady global supply and low prices.

From Barron's