| They are not givens and there are large bodies of literature that are being overlooked. |
| Modern academics argue there are no givens, all is a social construct, but we suspect they are wrong. |
| For investment purposes, what finds favour is the fact that a number of givens are known at the outset. |
| The right to privacy is one of a democracy's givens and the media expose police and bureaucrats who invade it. |
| One aspect of the deconstructive turn is the realization that things that we take for granted as givens are in fact inventions. |
| The ability to articulate and argue and the right to do so are not givens, but areas of considerable complexity and dissent. |
