Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] provide [art] " in BNC.

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1 The ecu link may provide a firmer anchor for inflationary expectations .
2 The employer , or the architect on his behalf , for certain sections of a contract may provide a list , in or attached to the contract bills , of at least three sub-contractors from which the builder must select one able and willing to carry out the respective work .
3 Assessment may provide the foundations for an intervention programme because it describes an individual 's strengths and weaknesses , irrespective of the presumed underlying causes of those difficulties .
4 I have considered this previously in the context of necessity , and have suggested that necessity may provide an adequate ground for ignoring such a request .
5 Central nervous system regulation of hepatic function may provide a mechanism by which bile production is integrated with other metabolic activities particularly , digestive functions .
6 The experience should provide a general introduction to the world of work and the opportunity to begin self-awareness of the individual 's skills , aptitudes and interests in relation to work .
7 A layer of peat and gravel , or leaf-mould and coarse sand or loam should provide a good medium .
8 people should be encouraged to make provision for themselves and their families , and state support should provide a safety net for the very poor , without stifling private initiative and self-help .
9 The workshops mentioned later in the chapter may provide a hub for the self-directed learning by basing them on the problem(s) .
10 The fact that those practices which became fundholders had a history of referring patients across district boundaries to a greater extent than the controls in our study may provide an indication of their motivation for joining the scheme .
11 This usually means little pruning and , potentially even more serious , since large problems frequently have to be terminated before they have been completely solved to avoid excessive computation time , frontier search may provide no solution at all .
12 Finally , there is a growing consensus ( epitomised by the Clothier committee report ) that it is ethical to use gene therapy in a variety of somatic ways , but not in gametes or embryos , and indeed that gene therapy may provide a new general enabling technology for protein and drug delivery as well as for gene therapy through the entry of normal genes .
13 Where the object is on loan to a public collection , the Inland Revenue considers that the owner or his or her agent should provide the curator 's address or telephone number .
14 The study should provide a major contribution to our knowledge of the English Police .
15 Longitudinal studies of this kind have been very limited , and the study should provide an excellent basis for the critical examination of self-identity theory .
16 Chernenko stressed the need to remove the ‘ oversimplified impression of the means and dates by which a transition to the higher stage of communism ’ would take place , and argued that the new programme should provide a ‘ realistic ’ evaluation of developed socialism , which would be an ‘ historically protracted period ’ .
17 Each applicant must provide a portfolio of work which demonstrates breadth of interests and abilities in art , craft , design and other related work .
18 In addition every applicant must provide a certificate of good standing from each of his or her home law societies , bars , chambers or courts .
19 If it 's more colours , then the new card must provide a bigger palette without loss of speed .
20 Will he confirm , therefore , that it will be open to hostile and foreign bids and that such a bid could provide a foothold in the Welsh water industry for further takeovers ?
21 A FOOTPRINT in a pool of blood could provide the key to the brutal murder of a 99-year-old widow .
22 As a result , American Can decided that relocation could provide the answer to consolidating its head office activities and could also meet the company 's need to be more centrally based in larger , more suitable accommodation .
23 Large numbers of Greeks , Albanians , Bulgars and Serbs still under Turkish rule could provide the new states with pretexts for making trouble .
24 At the back of our minds however , was a feeling that partnership could provide the school with an opportunity for working within our community to develop inter-industry contact which could be beneficial for all concerned .
25 He said Labour would provide a way forward through an ‘ active Government ’ .
26 LABOUR would provide the action needed to unlock the country 's talents , John Smith promised .
27 The introduction of a partnership would provide the opportunity for developing a staff/industry interface .
28 The " rapid reaction " force would provide a capability at a more substantial level , as a " corps-sized formation " ( an imprecise indication , taken to mean anything from 30,000 to 100,000 troops ) drawn from different European NATO member countries with the United States providing air support .
29 This in conjunction with previous research would provide a continuous monitoring of the industry from the early sixties .
30 The principle of analogy will provide a reasonably secure framework for interpretation for the hearer and for the analyst most of the time .
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