Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] provide a " in BNC.

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1 The competition , sponsored by Fina plc , challenges children to create a picture of their local environment using paint , crayons , collage or photography to provide a visual record of how their neighbourhoods shape up environmentally .
2 Any kind of ranching , logging or building provides a ready-made inroad for the farmers to penetrate the most inaccessible parts .
3 Polyfilla , alabastine or plasticine spread onto cardboard or wood provides a base for buttons , buckles , conkers , etc. to be pressed in .
4 All except ( 6 ) have an introductory adverbial clause or phrase providing a point of orientation before we launch into a main clause .
5 The Ballade for Piano & Orchestra provides a further valuable insight into the essential ‘ rightness ’ of her approach , with its naturalness of phrase and no sentimental cloyness .
6 Not only does a story or novel provide a safe distance from the experience but it also enables far deeper knowledge of people than is common in real life .
7 These ‘ victimless ’ crimes often involve one party or individual providing a service which the other party wants .
8 Very many different languages are spoken , both by the community and by their visitors who come from all over the world , and Latin provides a lingua franca .
9 Scanning and monitoring provide a picture of what has already taken place and what is happening .
10 The combination of a pulse vegetable and pastry provides a substantial supper dish .
11 Detection of genetic alterations in ulcerative colitis associated carcinomas and dysplasia provides a range of potential markers for early diagnosis .
12 It goes without saying , perhaps , that the feared deterioration of the nation 's youth and the manufacture of supposedly ‘ new ’ forms of outrage and violence provided a gathering focus for these anxieties .
13 In teaching and thinking about company law one of the themes which we can not afford to ignore is the way in which legal doctrine and scholarship provide a mode of legitimating corporate managerial power which draws on a set of background assumptions of political theory .
14 It will take time for the resources and expertise to build up , but it is hoped that the will and intention to provide a first-class service now exists .
15 Through the twin heritage of Christianity and the Renaissance , the ancient world has largely shaped the culture and civilisation of Europe , and its languages , literatures , history , art and archaeology provide a rich and complex field of study .
16 While he and Holly are exploring the caves and valleys of Ayesha 's African kingdom , Leo loves and is loved by Ustane , whose human warmth and generosity provide a contrast to the exalted claims and petulant jealousies of Ayesha .
17 The revenue from arrack and toddy provided a significant portion of official income , as did the salt monopoly , railway receipts and income from the commutation of an annual labour levy on adult men .
18 PARAGON 'S Sunday concert in Glasgow at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama provided a showcase for the Romanian composer Violeta Dinescu .
19 At best , these courses integrated the twin goals of relevance and continuity providing a set of learning experiences over 4 to 6 months which enabled several thousand NHS managers to have their first and , in many cases , only systematic opportunity for development .
20 Does my hon. Friend accept that military research and development provides a significant technological spin-off for civilian use ?
21 The Lithuanian government 's report to the UN Conference on Environment and Development provides a detailed inventory of the state of the country 's environment .
22 And strong cultural norms of open participation , shared communication , and emphasis on task-relevant knowledge as the basis for credibility and authority provide a vehicle for bringing the local knowledge into decision making .
23 The basic chemical structure common to promethazine and chlorpromazine provided a good basis from which to begin the search for compounds which were better than chlorpromazine , and in the next few years many came into clinical use .
24 It adds features and services on top of the Object Broker and Smalltalk to provide a rapid development environment for portable applications to be shared by workgroups , including a full set of object services and many sample applications , in the hope that this will enable developers to build new application objects quickly .
25 In the third and fourth years courses in Palaeoecology , Palaeoeconomy , Quaternary Environmental History and Culture and Environment provide a practical and theoretical core around which students may build particular specialist interests in archaeology and the environmental sciences .
26 When the ground was marshy , brushwood and timber provided a ‘ raft ’ for the first layer of stones .
27 Though water is solid for much of the year , the annual thaw in spring and summer provides a wide range of aquatic habitats that support biological activity , and may even allow high productivity for a few weeks each year .
28 Does Mr Baker really believe that such dishonesty and repression provide a ‘ strong family background ’ ?
29 We believe the combination of economics and organization provides a way to help integrate different approaches to change .
30 The reason for this quiet revolution was simple , the combination of hardware and software provided a management tool that had never been available before whilst being sorely needed in a world of ever increasing financial pressures .
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