Example sentences of "[vb past] to provide for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly .
2 The agricultural sector managed to provide for the food needs of Japan 's growing population .
3 Fourteen trade cards issued by London undertakers during the period c.1680 to c.1760 survive , and as none indicate any other craft-affiliation it must be assumed that they were able to furnish from stock all that went to provide for a funeral .
4 Because she had to provide for the Barons and for her other gentleman who was still with her she was obliged to go out daily to market and this quite ordinary transaction restored some of her spirits .
5 The framers of the American Constitution also had these objects in mind , but on top of that they had to provide for the desire of the thirteen colonies to be united for some purposes only and to remain independent for others .
6 But we then took a view about , about future years because in a sense we 've always been , obviously had to provide for the er , year impression .
7 Some of the churches attempted to provide for the needs of their members by maintaining small libraries .
8 Legislation was passed in 1898 which attempted to provide for the co-ordination of the various regulations .
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