Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] to provide [art] " in BNC.

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1 The proposals for an Edinburgh City Bypass have been approved as part of the Regional Council 's Transport Policy , the intention being to provide a rapid and safe route around the city for traffic whose origin and destination lies outwith the City Boundary .
2 Each script is to provide the basis for an 80 page Activity Book .
3 2 The purpose of this script is to provide the basis for a video which will be used to teach English as a foreign language and as such is based on the syllabus of — by — .
4 The idea behind this particular add-on is to provide the user with the feel of really being able to shoot back at screen .
5 One of the aims of the National Trust 's publishing programme is to provide a range of books reflecting the wide variety of the Trust 's activities .
6 The overall aim of this programme is to provide an introduction to general legal principles and legal technique .
7 Here the three criteria of ( *a ) explainability , ( *b ) comprehensiveness and ( *c ) positivity intertwine , as I indicate by means of the asterisks : The problem for the atheist is to provide a convincing account ( *a ) of religious experience , and with it of the entire ( *b ) religious history of mankind , which will do justice ( *c ) to its character and effects .
8 If the purpose of this part of the chapter is to provide a platform for the proposition that , to use the Report 's own words , management generally should ‘ involve employees in decision-making , rather than impose decisions on them without consultation ’ , then it is as persuasive as is any declaration in favour of obvious good .
9 The aim of this chapter is to provide the background information necessary to understand the arguments of this book .
10 A university spokesman explained yesterday that although the key objective of Dr Burness 's study is to provide an overview and a core of basic information on the experiences of women in Scottish politics , the wider Scottish dimension is also important .
11 The overall objective of the study is to provide the Nature Conservancy Council and other environmental organisations with an improved understanding of how people make sense of news about nature conservation and act upon it .
12 The intention is to provide the basis for future collaboration on issues related to the management and delivery of public services in the two countries .
13 However , if this holist conception is to provide a standard for at least some explanations within the social sciences , and if it is to avoid the difficulties discussed in Part II , it is obvious that it will need to be greatly refined and elaborated .
14 One of the aims of the ANLT is to provide a general purpose system which may be easily adapted for new tasks .
15 The aim of this study was to provide a rigorous statistical analysis of non-completion rates at all universities in the UK , but with particular attention being paid to Scotland .
16 The original intention was to provide a critical accompaniment to government promises of action on the inner cities made at the beginning of this Parliament .
17 Despite this direct involvement with the penal process , the spirit was decidedly anti-correctionalist : the intention was to provide an appreciative understanding of the prison social world .
18 The intention was to provide an incentive to owners to sell their land at a price which took account of the developer 's liability to pay the ( reduced ) charge .
19 2.17 This exercise has been described in a different way by Lord Diplock in Mallett v McMonagle [ 1970 ] AC 166 at p174 : The purpose of an award of damages under the Fatal Accidents Act is to provide the widow and other dependants of the deceased with a capital sum , which , with prudent management , will be sufficient to supply them with material benefits of the same standards and duration as would have been provided for them out of the earnings of the deceased had he not been killed by the tortious act of the defendant , credit being given for the value of any material benefits which will accrue to them ( otherwise than as the fruits of insurance ) as a result of his death .
20 The function of the speed discriminator circuit is to Provide a set of signals which indicate the stepping rate to the switching angle selector circuit .
21 If the ubiquitous black bin liner is to provide the covering , a decorative option is to cut a pattern out of its centre to suit a contrasting overlay .
22 This is because the aim of the exercise is to provide the participants with a practical tool for monitoring their drinking : if they want to cheat , they will only be cheating themselves .
23 The purpose of a system of budgeting is to provide a reasoned framework for the financial decisions of a future period .
24 As one of the Northern League 's two unpaid Press officers , he was doubtless pretty pleased also at Monday 's announcement that the council is to provide a major financial leg up for the district 's four NL clubs .
25 The purpose of the test is to provide an objective basis for assessing the nature and extent of participants ' alcohol knowledge before and after doing the course .
26 The latest plan was to provide a temporary mobile home but Mrs Davis has refused to return to caravan life .
27 WHEN CCG first started catering for Abbey National in Milton Keynes , the requirement was to provide a counter service lunch to about 700 staff in one office , along with executive and conference dining facilities .
28 The aim of the new Flight gallery was to provide a more cohesive view of the advances in aviation and to make the whole presentation more accessible to the public .
29 Should your prime aim be to provide a measure of self-sufficiency for your family , a different range of options opens to you .
30 On behalf of ‘ Spokes ’ , the Lothians Cycle Campaign , I obtained permission earlier this year from British Waterways for volunteers from Spokes to upgrade parts of the Union Canal towpath from Hermiston ( just west of the Edinburgh bypass ) to Ratho , the aim being to provide an all-weather surface , suitable for all groups of users , on a route which will eventually form a continuous link from the centre of Edinburgh to the countryside of West Lothian , and thus provide an excellent means for city residents to enjoy the amenities of the countryside in environmentally friendly ways , ie. by walking and cycling .
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