Sentence examples for given the pieces from inspiring English sources

The title of the program, "Americans in Paris," was something of a stretch given the pieces included.

But that's getting ahead of this story, though, in truth, given the pieces — a different man bleeding in Abigail's home, a live deer wandering in her hall, an enigmatic voice-over explaining her life — it's difficult to get ahead of anything here.

Barbara Stutman, from Quebec, for example, has made jewelry out of crocheted wire, but has given the pieces names like, "Sugar and Spice: Must We Be Nice?" The figure of a cat-like creature, "Nursing," by Janis Wunderlich, from Ohio, looks sweet, if sentimentally so, until the viewer begins to count up the large number of kittens attached.

And given the slight but intriguing plot, there are a few scenes around the middle that could be cut, given the piece a greater impact.

The artist has given the piece a didactic title, "Exoticism Was for Sale," a clear reference to the all-devouring organism known as global culture.

Does it matter given the piece's loose connection with literal reality?

The eyes and mouth of this mask were likely inlaid with shells, which would have given the piece a more lifelike appearance in antiquity.

The contrasting colors gave the pieces greater depth.

A second firing with wood shavings gives the pieces a mottled, smoky finish that resembles raku.

He may have tried too hard to give the pieces a contemporary cast.

"It isn't going to be cheap, like Ikea, so we wanted to give the pieces longevity," Mr. Marriott said.