Sentence examples for are given a weak from inspiring English sources
Children are given a weak, attenuated dose of live polio virus when they are vaccinated, which stimulates the immune system and confers immunity.
Eight studies were assessed as moderate in quality; one study was given a weak rating.
So basically, states that will likely not need a mandate to ramp up renewables will be given a weak 15% target.
In the instance that authors of those studies did not respond, the (undescribed) component was given a weak rating.
One cross-sectional study (which was given a weak global rating) recruited 282 children with physician-diagnosed asthma and categorised them as having no, mild or heavy ETS exposure.
28 A final intervention study, where there was no control arm and which was given a weak global rating and all 243 individuals were given a comprehensive allergen and educational intervention, found improved symptoms 6 months after intervention compared with baseline.
In a third study (which was given a weak global rating), asthma severity scores did not differ between groups who were recruited following an admission with asthma and who received either environmental and educational intervention or standard care 26; the intervention included dust mite impermeable mattress and bedding covers, professional house cleaning and cockroach bait placed in the house.
An earlier study from the USA 14 (which was given a weak global rating) recruited 199 children with asthma of whom 53 lived with only one adult who smoked and 30 lived with two adults who smoked; the risk for an exacerbation over the past 12 months was 1.8 (95% CI 1.4 to 2.2) for those living with two compared with one adult who smoked.
The considerations advanced in the previous paragraph could be given a stronger or a weaker interpretation.
Reviews were given a quality assessment rating of weak, moderate or strong.
Each review was critically appraised by two authors using a study appraisal tool and were given a quality assessment rating of weak, moderate or strong.
