Example sentences of "[coord] provide a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On retirement or death in office ( botanists tend to be long-lived but not quite immortal ) , their book collections were frequently sold off to defray debts or to provide a settlement for their widows . |
| 2 | These may be to make as large a profit as possible for the organisation 's owners , in the case of private enterprise , or to provide a service in the case of non-profit-making organisations or government departments and institutions . |
| 3 | Special paints are designed to cope with conditions that ordinary paints will not withstand , or to provide a surface that satisfies a certain need , eg fire retarding or damp-proofing . |
| 4 | Mood-altering substances or behaviours may be discovered by the individual sufferer specifically to alleviate the disorder of mood or to provide a sense of elation . |
| 5 | … it is not the object of the Bill to make prostitution illegal , or to provide a cure for prostitution . |
| 6 | Whilst our schools and colleges are offering some of these courses , traditionally the bulk of such courses are to be found in the county Colleges of F.E. They can be of one year duration or provide a route either to higher education or more advanced professional qualifications . |
| 7 | However large or small your business operation , whether you manufacture goods or provide a service , there may be times when you need to borrow funds for the day-to-day financing of your working capital or to tide you over an unexpected cash flow problem . |
| 8 | The mixer tap takes the place of the existing bath taps , and can be used either to fill the bath or provide a shower . |
| 9 | It was to fill a gap in the provision of two-year courses , was to be offered as ‘ a genuine and useful addition to those forms of higher education already available ’ , would have the same entry qualifications as for degrees , and could be either a terminal qualification with which to enter appropriate forms of employment , or provide a foundation ‘ for further study and be designed , where appropriate , in such a way as to earn credit towards other qualifications , including degrees and the requirements of professional bodies ’ . |
| 10 | They may serve as very essential periods of repose , or provide a contrast in mood . |
| 11 | Surely the Government must either say that the position in Scotland is essentially different from that in England and Wales or provide a timetable within which they will aim to introduce equivalent legislation in Scotland . |
| 12 | The hostel even had its own fleet of camels on its regular Hillaby-style treks , used them to carry supplies or provide a mount for weary walkers . |
| 13 | Although this distinction has no basis in the text of the Convention , it was argued that if the person required to produce material or provide a deposition were a party subject to the in personam jurisdiction of the United States courts then the Convention did not offer any protection |
| 14 | To avoid this we can emphasize the need for honesty , or provide a filter question so that a low-prestige answer seems equally acceptable . |
| 15 | The drafter should bear in mind that many of the terms included in the standard terms will not be enforced in most transactions ; their purpose may be to deter claims from trading partners , to deter litigation , or provide a basis for a negotiated settlement . |
| 16 | A manufacturer , trader or person who makes goods or provides a service may register a mark for one or more classes of goods or services . |
| 17 | As a symbolic act it was of much importance since it offered the prospect of a framework for a wider Anglo-Irish settlement and provided a hope of genuine political involvement for the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland , not in a failed local assembly but through their co-religionists in the south . |
| 18 | Fishing , which centuries of experience had made into a great food-supplying industry , and which was blessed by the exceptionally rich fishing grounds of the North Sea and the North Atlantic , also employed ships and provided a livelihood for thousands of men . |
| 19 | Negotiations centred on the need for national unity in the face of an agreed threat , and provided a test of the genuineness of the parties " commitment to the national cause . |
| 20 | UNESCO-sponsored research , particularly associated with the International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems , led to the publication of Many Voices , One World ( MacBride Commission , 1980 ) , which set the agenda for the 1980s and provided a spur to the creation of World Communications Year ( 1983 ) , continuing World Conferences on Strategies and Policies for Informatics , and other initiatives . |
| 21 | As Portland stone had a high reputation and provided a standard with which artificial products would naturally be compared , Aspdin chose the name ‘ Portland cement ’ for his patent material . |
| 22 | I think what radical feminism has done is popularised that and taken it out on the streets and provided a core of anger and rage and has mobilized women . |
| 23 | ‘ That was entirely unregulated and provided a field day for the sex and violence merchants . ’ |
| 24 | Gauci had remembered the sale so vividly that , almost ten months later , he had given the Scottish police a probable date for it , 23 November 1988 , and provided a FBI videofit artist with a detailed description of his customer — he believed , a Libyan . |
| 25 | In my practice we increased our practice nurse staffing by 50% and provided a range of responsible and relevant health promotion clinics , in the spirit of the 1990 charter , but now face the prospect of a substantial reduction in income or to make the nurses redundant . |
| 26 | The local Senussi tribesmen were bitterly anti-Italian and provided a sheep to roast as a gesture of welcome . |
| 27 | They were the late Roman Empire 's answer to the weakness of linear barriers and provided a defence in depth which the latter could not . |
| 28 | The committee consisted of : a senior teacher , then acting second deputy head , who chaired the meetings , represented a subject department and provided a link with the senior management team ; |
| 29 | The station , he said , had been part of the Anglesey scene for 55 years , trained fast jet pilots and provided a helicopter rescue service of great value . |
| 30 | His programmes to help the unemployed , to improve working conditions and to aid agriculture established his reputation as a reformer and provided a foretaste of the New Deal . |