Sentence examples for given the week from inspiring English sources

All placement examinations are given the week before instruction begins in Autumn Quarter, and must be taken at that time.

The format of the programme resembles a performance at the Circus Maximus, though with the lions given the week off.

Given the week America has just been through, I was curious to see what the mood was like in an average black parish.

He said he informed Rabbitohs' powerbrokers of his decision last Monday but was given the week to return to his hometown of Kempsey and consider his position.

I don't see how you can avoid a certain amount of gloom given the week we've just had — and its implications for the future.

In addition, teachers are being sent a letter instructing them on how to tell youngsters to use the calculators on the mastery tests, which will be given the week of Sept. 22, he said.

Mr. Romney's campaign is certainly more prepared to respond, given the weeks of criticism that he weathered during the primaries.

But given the week-long pummeling they took from the White House, the Senate and even some in their own party, House Republicans were already throwing their support behind a short-term deal before the new detente was announced.

Political allies questioned why Taseer hadn't been better protected, given the weeks of angry protests outside the governor's mansion over his opposition to the blasphemy laws.

He pointed to his congressional testimony given the previous week.

On these occasions, presentations were prepared but given the following week.