Example sentences of "[conj] provides a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Capital expenditure creates an asset that provides a lasting benefit such as a school or a house .
2 WWF are pleased to announce a Membership Scheme that provides a wide range of benefits designed for teachers by teachers .
3 Far from overruling the TAC 's views , these much smaller committees are concerned to work closely with a committee that provides a broad base for their own more limited discussions .
4 A corpus is a body of text or speech that provides a representative sample of a language .
5 A corpus is a body of text or speech that provides a representative sample of a language .
6 Yet even at university , it may well still be a minority of departments that expect all mathematics students to use computers as a matter of course ; indeed , some people fear that higher education will be the phase most resistant to new IT , rather than the one that provides a strong lead .
7 The Model builds on OS/2 2.0 and the System Object Model of the Workplace Shell , an object-oriented schema that provides a standard way to write class libraries and a general-purpose mechanism for communicating between objects .
8 However , the majority favoured a formative and diagnostic approach that provides a regular supply of positive and constructive feedback to pupils about their progress , rather than the more summative styles characterized by examinations .
9 The unity of the ending is a fairy tale happy-ever-after that provides a jolting contrast to the grimly realistic descriptions of misogyny and racial hatred .
10 ObjectStore will also feature in IBM 's Distributed System Object Model — an object-oriented schema that provides a common mechanism for communicating between objects .
11 Best known of the eastern glens , with a deserved reputation for the variety and beauty of its landscapes , is Glen Affric , a long straight cutting through the mountains that provides a connecting link between east and west for travellers on foot .
12 I find it to be an irritating reminder that the solid rail service taken for granted by this part of the country , the one that provides an essential lifeline spring , summer , autumn and winter , is eventually going to be lost to these seasonal theme-park trucks full of florid , truffle-guzzling lounge lizards .
13 Any amendment to the law that provides an aggravated penalty for someone who could not have foreseen that for which he is sentenced must be wrong .
14 The aim for the current project is to employ the simplest method that provides an acceptable error rate .
15 This wide open moorland with spacious views all around stands in stark contrast to the terrain on the rest of the circuit and provides a gentle descent to an especially idyllic lakeland valley .
16 The 3,500 member club still attracts full houses in it 's concert room six nights a week and provides a wide variety of entertainment including dancing and discos , country and western and top bands .
17 This is self-contained and provides a spectacular water display at night , yet during the daytime can be used as an ordinary fountain .
18 The circuit accepts two positive-voltage inputs VN and VD and provides a TTL-compatible output pulse train whose repetition rate is proportional to the ratio VN/VD .
19 The technique significantly enhances both the quality and quantity of information to be derived from thin sections and rock surfaces , and provides a powerful tool for the construction of extremely detailed diagenetic event stratigraphies .
20 Using this very image , Locke dwells on the thought at greater length , and provides a sharp contrast to the opinion of our own day , that unlimited scientific research is a valuable end in itself which needs no justification .
21 It has regularly attracted research studentships of various kinds , and provides a stimulating research environment .
22 The lake is frozen and provides a pleasant path to the back of the cwm .
23 Happily , The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits , compiled by Fred Bronson , hardly suffers from this affliction and provides a complete summary on every single to top the US listings from 1955 through till April this year .
24 Iditis is the most comprehensive and accurate resource of protein structure information available and provides a complete set of powerful data retrieval and analysis tools .
25 The range of options offered at Napier contributes to the breadth of course curriculum and provides a necessary flexibility in choice of subjects studied .
26 This is quite difficult to do and provides a great deal of fun .
27 This requires 3.8 turns from lock-to-lock and provides a small turning circle of just 33.3ft ( 10.15m ) between kerbs and 34.8ft ( 10.6m ) between walls .
28 Although the Centre does not formally teach postgraduate students itself , it has an active programme of seminars and teaching and provides a Canadian dimension to research in a wide range of disciplines .
29 In conclusion , this book has brought together for the first time the work of all the main researchers and provides a motivating set of reviews for any interested scientist .
30 The pastry topping for this dish is similar to a scone mixture and provides a nice contrast to the base .
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