Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] provide a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the availability of judicial review ( remedies ) is concerned , the distinction was used in cases decided after Ridge to provide a basis for denying , for example , that disciplinary decisions of prison governors ( as opposed to boards of prison visitors ) were subject to judicial review . |
| 2 | The game could also provide links to the new topic by various levels of play providing a variety of challenges . |
| 3 | The introduction of the national curriculum and new modes of assessment provide a context for the study . |
| 4 | In one way these three decades of horror provide a parable of how we try to explain evil in humanity . |
| 5 | This of course provides a situation in which no possible combination of results could falsify an inverted-U relationship . |
| 6 | However , so few of the possible quadgrams occur in the LOB ( and of those found , 70% only occur once ) that it would appear that the LOB corpus is not a large enough sample of text to provide a reliable quadgram model . |
| 7 | The stand itself was dark in character with an Italian theme of marbleized paint work and pillars , against which , white statues and pools of light provided a contrast . |
| 8 | Frances Black , based in Dublin , is one of the country 's finest singers — what better combination of talent to provide a perfect evening of song ? |
| 9 | As well as these social reasons , the commitment of marriage provides a secure framework within which the personal negotiations about space , needs , differences and roles can continue . |
| 10 | The very high quality of the data in terms of capacity to provide a good sample of everyday language is of course the major advantage of a participant observation method . |
| 11 | Under these circumstances an intravenous infusion of insulin provides a very convenient and reliable method for managing the diabetes . |
| 12 | Certainly the advent of MP-TV provides a strong argument for choosing actors as members of Parliament . |
| 13 | The general theory of relativity provides a very precise and well-tested description of space–time within the solar system a region , however , where space–time is nearly flat , with the parameter reaching a value of only 10 -5 at the Sun 's surface . |
| 14 | The first level of Headway provides a thorough revision and extension course at the intermediate level . |
| 15 | This method of bandaging provides a firm grip that is less likely to slide of and fall in festoons during the ensuing bout . |
| 16 | Mrs Yaxlee turned the pages with sufficient sense of drama to provide a build up . |
| 17 | The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor . |
| 18 | In Egypt , where everything depended on the Nile , the coronation of a new pharaoh was often postponed until a new beginning in the cycle of nature provided a propitious starting-point for his reign . |
| 19 | The laws of citizenship provide a complete portfolio of legal entitlements which frequently elevate the members of a particular nation into a favoured species and the envy of a less fortunate world at large . |
| 20 | Timber floors , in particular , should be secure with all floorboard nails punched home ( if necessary , use screws to secure loose floorboards ) , and if the floor is at all uneven nail down sheets of hardboard to provide a base . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The growth of the embryo towards maturity provided a model for the whole evolutionary process . |
| 23 | By empowering young people to recognise their skills and achievements , providing evidence of how they have put their skills into practice and recording their attainment , records of achievement provide a powerful tool for unlocking and acknowledging human potential . |
| 24 | Not all types of tree provide a good pattern of tree rings , however . |
| 25 | The study of economics provides a classic example . |
| 26 | History The history of obscenity provides a rich and comic tapestry on the futility of legal attempts to control sexual imagination . |
| 27 | Everyone agreed that the loss of eyesight was a consequence of the animals taking up residence in an environment with no light , but the Lamarckians argued that the inherited effects of disuse provided a better explanation of the process than natural selection . |
| 28 | Staffing allotment will be 654 for England , 225 for Wales , 385 for Scotland and 86 for the joint UK Nature Conservation Committee , which was set up by the Department of Environment to provide a central voice for the NCC . |
| 29 | In relation to the timetable of events included in the agreement , time will not be of the essence but ( in accordance with the general law ) may be made so through the service of notice providing a reasonable extension of time . |
| 30 | Bereiter 's mention of syntax provides a timely cue for looking at another area of research into writing development which , it was hoped , would give us clear indicators of development through the years of schooling . |