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было дано

was given

→ быть
phrase Rare #36,825
was given A passive construction used when something was given, granted, or provided. The other examples use related forms of дать, meaning “to give.”
RU: Ему было дано право выбора.
EN: He was given the right to choose.

Ей было дано легко разобраться в том, в чем бы мы не смогли.

She was able to easily figure out what we wouldn’t have been able to.

— Суспирия (1977)

Было дано много обещаний.

Many promises were made.

Женщинам было дано право голоса.

Women were given the right to vote.