Sentence examples for matters were given from inspiring English sources

Our parents were so leery of outside scrutiny that mundane matters were given the status of high-level security; my husband's mother forbade her children to reveal any illness more serious than a cold.

"For that reason, it is only right that such serious matters are given careful consideration".

But should economic and attendant political matters be given so much weight?

This was how devolved power over Ulster matters was given to the Stormont parliament in the 1920 Ireland Act.

Nevertheless, the Pope's decision that doctrinal matters be given precedence prevailed, and, in its early sessions, the Council of Trent hammered out decrees on the canon of the Scriptures, original sin, justification, and the sacraments, as well as on reform.

Actually doing it is, of course, another matter – and on the doing front, we'll have to wait and see – but the joint standing committee on electoral matters was given a reference allowing it to take steps to improve a system desperately in need of substantial improvement.

Health professionals in general were positive about and willing to develop a health-promoting and/or preventive role, but they called for organizational changes and more explicit leadership [ 13]. District nurses in Sweden in general find health promotion/prevention important, but state that medical matters are given priority over activities to promote health and prevent disease [ 14].

Gray and white matter were given by an automated anatomical labeling-based gray matter atlas (Savli et al. 2012) and the DTI-81 white matter atlas (80% probability) of the International Consortium for Brain Mapping (ICBM) as provided in DiffeoMap, respectively.

Instead of worrying about the scene, says Tania, what matters is giving yourself sufficient permission to call a halt to proceedings if you find yourself too waylaid mentally to allow yourself to be, well, way laid.

The subject matter was given a physical presence which I liked.

And instead of welcoming the chance to give express their views, many resent the matter being given to the parish council.