Sentence examples for are not usually given from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "are not usually given" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing situations where something is typically not provided or offered.
Example: "In many cases, detailed explanations are not usually given to the public for security reasons."
Alternatives: "are typically not provided" or "are generally not offered".

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Judges are not usually given such unlimited discretion to disregard valid statutes.

Other distributors, who might pay more, are not usually given a chance to bid.

The struggles of a player ranked at 150, as Konta was at the start of the year, are not usually given much attention.

In her book Watching the English, Oxford social anthropologist Kate Fox writes: "The English are not usually given to patriotic boasting - indeed, both patriotism and boasting are regarded as unseemly, so the combination is doubly distasteful.

Drug approvals are not usually given much fanfare, but yesterday's news conference was attended by Dr. Daniel Vasella, the chairman and chief executive officer of Novartis, and Dr. Richard Klausner, director of the National Cancer Institute, as well as Mr. Thompson.

The BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent Rachel Harvey says that military drills are not usually given such advance public prominence and the timing is extremely sensitive.

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Flight attendants aren't usually given meals, so they become discerning food packers.

Superhero films with women in lead roles aren't usually given that kind of chance, nor are women-directed blockbusters of any kind.

Andy Robinson is not usually given to overlooking refereeing decisions that go against his side.

"I'm not usually given so much to say in movies," he drawled.

They necessarily unite stationary and mobile functions – though this is not usually given room for in planning.

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