Example sentences of "this [modal v] provide a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In each of these cases the emphasis is placed upon the transfers of mass and energy and this may provide a much-needed focus of further development for the extension of the systems approach employing the notions of rate of doing work or of power .
2 At the end , this should provide a new perspective of the decline of the Roman Empire and the formation of the European states .
3 In addition , they intend to lease a horse to run in the race and this should provide a novel angle if nothing else .
4 She had seen a leaflet about the YCs and thought that this would provide a good way of getting to know people .
5 One of these areas was an arable field that had been rolled flat , and I felt that this would provide a good opportunity to experiment with the machine 's settings .
6 If A had an honest doubt whether there was a contract at all between B and C it has been held that this would provide a good defence but if the doubt is whether A 's rights or C's under two inconsistent agreements should prevail and A chooses to adopt a course which on one view of the law will undoubtedly interfere with C 's rights , it has been said that he must at least show that he was advised and honestly believed that he was entitled to take that course .
7 But no minister should suppose that this would provide a painless solution , for the government would have to raise its own taxes dramatically .
8 However , do n't assume that this will provide a complete cure for the problem , it will merely reduce it .
9 This will provide a new lease of life for this magnificent Victorian building , which will become a gateway to London for international passengers . ’
10 The approaches to gathering linguistic information described in the next chapter are all based on the assumption that it is possible to sample a child 's language and that , under certain conditions , this will provide a useful indication of the child 's linguistic ability in other situations .
11 Stacked for six months this will provide a useful ingredient to dig into the ground in the autumn , either forked in when planting or used as a mulch .
12 If people know that a new rule will be applied retrospectively they will behave in accordance with whatever rules they imagine courts would think in the general interest , and this will provide a great part of the advantage of such rules without the need actually to enact or adjudicate them .
13 This will provide a shiny appearance when cooked .
14 This will provide a detailed picture of the housing choices and constraints of households in an area characterised by extremely high house prices .
15 This will provide a detailed picture of the ( local ) processes which lead to the formation and implementation of urban policy .
16 The HCIMA hopes this will provide a positive step in the further development of ties between the professional body of the hotel and catering industry and the institutes of higher education .
17 If we divide a large key by an appropriate number — probably dictated by the file storage area — and use the remainder as an address , this will provide a precise method of fitting addresses to available storage .
18 This can provide a good indication of what the advertisement is achieving in terms of communication — what people are getting out of it .
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