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Free sign upThe phrase "a given of" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you want to express something that is accepted as true or a fact, but it is more common to use "a given" alone.
Example: "In this discussion, trust is a given of any successful relationship."
Alternatives: "an accepted fact" or "a known truth".
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Repeated oil spills are a given of oil operations in the United States.
It is a given of legislative life that few bills ever go all the way through the president's signature.
"Uncertainty is a fact of life," they say, even if it's a given of human nature to look for meaning where there isn't any (see under: religion).
The corpse's attendants, including the Virgin, are stylized compared with the figure of Jesus, but they avoid the idealization that was a given of Renaissance art.
When gun violence happens every day, it's hard to be shocked; fatal shootings are, at this point, a given of American life, whether we like to admit it or not.
The notion that corporations did not have the same free-speech rights as human beings had been practically a given of constitutional law for decades, and the 1990 and 2003 decisions (both joined by Stevens) reflected that consensus.
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A giving of thanks is a giving of thanks.
"It's a giving of yourself.
The target tolerance (number of pixels around a COP position on the screen corresponding to a given % of LOS) was scaled for all subject to 10%.
It's sort of a given.
That's kind of a given.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com