Example sentences of "[coord] provided a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Demands for national self-determination , from Scotland to Catalonia , have been stimulated by the development of the European Community , which has both exacerbated perceptions of distance from the decision-making process and provided a familiar and supportive framework within which the newly independent states could operate . |
| 2 | The package included new interpretations and maps derived from BGS open-file archives and provided a geological framework to help companies to plan surveys and prepare bids . |
| 3 | It included new interpretations and maps derived from BGS open-file archives and provided a geological framework to help companies to plan surveys and prepare bids . |
| 4 | The move won Gordon the heavyweight Open title and provided a much-needed lift for a British men 's team who were inevitably overshadowed by the success of the women . |
| 5 | Imperialist relationships increasingly replaced reliance on domestic markets at the turn of the twentieth century and provided a temporary breathing space for capitalism . |
| 6 | The tram carried a mobile generator for the power and provided a stable platform for the television cameras . |
| 7 | Carefully chosen attributes both explained a sitter 's work and interests and provided a satisfying interplay of forms , within which shapes were made to rhyme in curious and subtle ways . |
| 8 | In the old large hospitals it was sometimes difficult to detect the strong mutual , informal relationships which developed amongst patients and provided a good deal of support , and , unfortunately , often little account was taken of these relationships when patients were moved from the hospitals into the community . |
| 9 | It dealt a stunning blow to an international order based on the exploitation of man by man and provided a powerful base of support for progressive movements across the world . |
| 10 | Added to the Right-On readers , they effectively expanded the core group and provided a viable number of buyers . |
| 11 | The examination syllabus set new standards in the teaching of drama to young people and provided a spectacular contrast to the out-of-date , circumscribed speech and drama examinations of the Royal Academy , Guildhall and Trinity Colleges . |
| 12 | The coalescence of the Mercians across the first half of the seventh century into a powerful midland kingdom radically reshaped the patterns of power among the Angles and provided a serious long-term challenge not only to the authority of the northern Anglian kings but also to any hopes of a revival of eastern Anglian power . |
| 13 | In the mid-1970s Cramlington looked to be succeeding in its industrial and environmental modernization , which simultaneously resolved the ‘ post coal ’ problems of South East Northumberland and provided a pleasant over spill mechanism for reducing residential densities in the Tyneside conurbation . |
| 14 | For many years nobody saw a dislocation in the flesh , or perhaps ever expected to , but their hypothetical movements ( dislocations of like sign repel each other etc. ) and breeding habits ( when the union of two dislocations is blessed about five hundred new dislocations are suddenly released upon the crystal ) could be theoretically predicted and provided a superb intellectual exercise like three dimensional chess . |
| 15 | In Gardening From Which ? trials in 1985 , which was a fairly wet summer , petunia Resisto Mixed did particularly well and provided a colourful display until late September . |
| 16 | The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , repealed all former constitutions of borough councils and provided a standard formula for the constitution of all municipal corporations , namely a council elected by the burgesses or citizens , the aldermen elected by the councillors ( the aldermen being one-third of the number of councillors ) and a Mayor elected by the aldermen and councillors . |
| 17 | Once the research had established the physics of these losses — and provided a great deal of general information or the physics of plasmas — Culham returned to the development of toroidal systems . |
| 18 | This placated their fears that national insurance would replace and destroy them and provided a ready-made and cheap machinery of administration . |
| 19 | We made a difficult decision , and provided a generous settlement for haemophiliacs . |
| 20 | The clergy were the only source of education apart from the ‘ hedge school ’ teachers ( Dowling 1968 ) and provided a significant moral and organizational resource . |
| 21 | The resulting analysis gave detailed information on the costs of implementing the review and provided a sound basis for negotiations with the staff associations and trades unions . |
| 22 | ‘ The cup suits us in so many ways and at least it has permitted some stability and provided a focal point in the absence of a league challenge . ’ |
| 23 | Raistrick 's work had been published and provided a valuable starting point . |
| 24 | An eight-member oboe band provided all of the instrumental accompaniment for the mascarade : it played in four parts for the dance pieces and to accompany the choruses , was reduced to a trio texture to accompany the bass airs , and provided a bass line during the other vocal airs and recitatives . |
| 25 | A square of nine giant palm trees , close-planted in three rows of three , centred the yard and provided a shady canopy of fronds against a weak but bright sun . |
| 26 | A light breeze came off the sea and provided a little relief from the afternoon heat . |
| 27 | Like the River Solent , the Wantsum enjoyed a double tide and provided a natural , sheltered harbour , although later silting of the Wantsum makes present appearances deceptive . |
| 28 | He abolished the Army , nationalized the banks , reformed taxes , and provided a social security system , to consolidate a social democratic tradition based on free elections and representative democracy . |