Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj -er] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems clear that epidemics of the bubonic type became increasingly limited to the towns , which provided a better habitat for the plague-carrying black rat . |
| 2 | While the election of an authoritarian central government in 1979 resulted in cut-backs for local councils , it also provided a further stimulus for more community-oriented municipal projects . |
| 3 | In the northern part of Russia , never very suited to extensive grain farming , peasant farms displaced estate production of hemp , flax and other intensive crops , while handicrafts provided a further market for the peasantry . |
| 4 | Do ‘ problems ’ provide a better focus for learning than ‘ theories ’ ? |
| 5 | What 's more , we 'll give families the economic and technical support they need to irrigate land , grow crops , raise livestock and so provide a better future for their children . |
| 6 | In GaAs chips arrays of gallium and arsenic atoms provide a weaker attraction for moving electrons than in silicon chips — the electrons have a small effective mass , travel faster >10 6 cm s -1 , and go further between collisions than electrons in silicon . |
| 7 | Since to is not found with most auxiliaries , they provide a further test for the hypothesis that the bare infinitive implies the absence of a before-position with respect to the event it expresses , which will be the topic of the next chapter . |
| 8 | Deputy Head ( Staff ) : ‘ Provide a broader base for you to gain satisfaction until promotion becomes possible ? ’ |
| 9 | LABOUR promised a better future for British women yesterday at the Northern launch of the party 's magazine for women . |
| 10 | They made council housing a priority , and they halved the housing , they promised a better deal for local government and ended up with the elderly freezing in their homes , rubbish piled in the streets and the dead unburied . |
| 11 | McGrath promised a further extract for the following issue , but by then Pound 's publishers had stepped in , claiming breach of copyright . |
| 12 | The majority of EC governments support Mr Delors in using the impulse of the moves to democracy in Eastern Europe , and the overwhelming backing for EMU shown at last weekend 's Strasbourg summit , to secure a bigger role for the parliament . |
| 13 | We hope some day that we shall have won all the battles , and then can relax and develop more of the social side of the retired member 's association , but until then we enjoy the friendship and satisfaction of working together to secure a better deal for the elderly everywhere , and remember that , hopefully , you will all be pensioners one day . |
| 14 | Oh yes , I 'm all favour of dipping , but I want a safer dip for the operators . |
| 15 | The bond of liege homage posed a further difficulty for one who was sovereign in his own right : how could the king of England perform services to the king of France which ran counter to his own previous alliances ? |
| 16 | Well it 's not the grate , it 's the I think when we 've cemented it together it wants a bigger fireplace for that |
| 17 | BEDS group , Airsprung , swopped Habitat for MFI and found a better market for its pine furniture . |
| 18 | The clearing banks , which are deeply sceptical about the commercial value to them of the loans scheme , have used the changed political climate to demand a higher price for their participation . |
| 19 | Build a safer foundation for your business , and pave the way to better productivity with the proper anti-fatigue rubber mat under foot . |
| 20 | The South Belfast mother of four is selling her Newtownbreda home , the house contents and her car to follow her ambition and build a better life for her family . |
| 21 | Further research is required if we are to understand better the process of early retirement in a variety of circumstances and thereby build a sounder basis for policy . |
| 22 | So that , is the basic drive behind this to provide a greater incentive for the , the majority of peasants to support , actively support the Party ? |
| 23 | Liberal improvers , progressive Conservatives and socialists found themselves sharing some common ground in this assumption that it was the duty of the State to provide a better life for its citizens and which found expression in support for comprehensive social welfare , a national health service and a more humane treatment of those in need . |
| 24 | The competition is to provide a better service for all — children , parents , school staff and community . |
| 25 | It continues themes from ‘ It 's our business ’ and shows many of the things you have asked to see , such as people in a variety of local offices , trying out different ways of working to provide a better service for our clients and better value for money . |
| 26 | A RADICAL 12-year plan to provide a better service for pedestrians , cyclists and users of public transport in Central Scotland was given final approval yesterday . |
| 27 | Ford has added a turbocharger to provide a better performance for the 2.5-litre diesel it offers in the spacious Granada ( as well as a 1.8 turbo diesel in the Sierra range ) . |
| 28 | SHARES in John Ritblat 's British Land soared yesterday after the property group announced it was splitting the company in two in an attempt to provide a better deal for shareholders . |
| 29 | WORK started this week on a five-month project to provide a better access for disabled visitors to Manweb 's Chester headquarters . |
| 30 | Other studies too have described how mothers regularly cut down or miss out on meals in order to provide a better diet for their children . |