Example sentences of "provides a [adj] account [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , Weiner provides a graphic account of the character of this dominant culture — the disdain for trade or manufacture , the cult of countryside and garden , the grip of Southern culture and conservative notions of historical ‘ heritage ’ . |
| 2 | Weiner ( 1981 , Ch. 2 ) provides a graphic account of the creation of a renewed public school ethos from the 1860s . |
| 3 | Some theorists have attempted to counter these objections by reference to the ‘ social contract ’ , a theory which provides a general account of political obligation ( see especially Murphy , 1979 ) . |
| 4 | Wilding ( 1981 ) provides a trenchant account of this critique in the wider framework of all the social welfare professions but much of what he has to say rings many uncomfortable bells in our schools . |
| 5 | On the other hand , there are three points which may count in its favour : First , it provides a straightforward account of the very varied uses of adjectives in English , and points to a quite direct correlation between observable facts and a highly economical set of assumptions about basic grammatical relations . |
| 6 | Research work carried out in linguistics is generally more descriptive than practical in terms of classroom applications , but Chapman ( 1983 ) provides a useful account of the educational relevance of work in linguistics , giving special emphasis to the concept of cohesion in texts . |
| 7 | Adams 's response to Chodorow 's ego psychology provides a Lacanian account of ‘ the constitution of a split subject through the play of presence and absence ’ ( 1983 : 47 ) . |
| 8 | First , there is a demand for a clear and complete self-consciousness about what we are doing when we form beliefs about the world — a philosophical account of knowledge provides a perspicuous account of knowledge which means that we pursue inquiries knowing what we are doing , knowing why it is rational to proceed as we do , and understanding how we can obtain knowledge . |
| 9 | Neither interpretation of consideration provides a convincing account of the doctrine , for an inevitable distortion arises if one attempts to reduce this substantive requirement of an economic exchange to a test of the deliberateness of an exercise of choice . |
| 10 | He provides a first-hand account of the board 's modus operandi as it developed recommendations that differed little from the promulgated National Institutes of Health guidelines but were turned into ‘ the first DNA legislation in the United States ’ . |
| 11 | Elizabeth Grugeon provides a detailed account of her association with Balbinder Singh and his family . |
| 12 | In addition , the research provides a detailed account of the mental processes that are used as the reader understands each new word in a sentence . |
| 13 | The relevance of Ullman 's study is that he provides a theoretical account of differential ( human ) phenomenology that can be empirically investigated , and which if correct would explain how and why these distinct experiences arise when they do . |
| 14 | This document provides a brief account of just a few of the important discoveries and medical advances which have been achieved as a result of such work , discoveries and advances which have benefited animals as well as people . |
| 15 | Butler provides a clear account of the assumptions underlying a number of different tests . |
| 16 | Pilgrimage provides an impressionistic account of the central character Miriam Henderson , which is modelled on the author 's own migratory life between 1891 and 1915 . |
| 17 | Werking 's 1980 review of the state of the art with regard to evaluation provides an up-to-date account of the use of tests in library user education . |