Example sentences of "provide [art] useful " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because 75% of the forests were privately owned , mostly by farmers , they provided a useful buffer against pressures on farm incomes . |
| 2 | Although Friends of the Earth still argued that the hearings provided a useful platform and that any plans for civil disobedience were premature , others turned to direct action , as at Torness . |
| 3 | On the Isle of Axholme , where little wool was produced , hemp was the basis for a spinning and weaving industry , which Provided a useful sideline for the average peasant , and a basic livelihood for the poor . |
| 4 | During the 16 July parliamentary debate on ‘ Civil Disturbances ’ , Roy Hattersley 's formulation of this linkage provided a useful summary of the ‘ social conditions ’ argument . |
| 5 | Wilcox provided a useful analysis of African press philosophies in thirty-four independent sub-Saharan black states , of which twenty-seven have a press that is predominantly government-owned . |
| 6 | Migrants flocking in panic from the battle zone provided a useful veil of confusion . |
| 7 | Edward I provided a useful source of potential support against Capetian bullying , and in 1282 Jean de Grilly wrote to Robert Burnell and Odo de Grandson , that Armagnac is and always remains faithful to our lord the king' . |
| 8 | McDonell provided a useful analysis of what is involved in addition , deletion or modification of records , so far as the maintenance and use of associative key lists is concerned ; he defined an associative key list as ‘ a list for each indexed key which joins together all the main file records containing that key ’ . |
| 9 | Few communities adopted it in toto , but it provided a useful source of material , even if those responsible for it fell into the common trap of producing texts which were not necessarily Appropriate for musical setting . |
| 10 | Radiation monitoring networks were inadequate in many European countries for the purpose of rapidly pinpointing radiation hot spots , though in hindsight a rainfall map of Europe for the period provided a useful approximation . |
| 11 | It was unfit even for grazing purposes and its main function in human terms was that its near edges provided a useful if unofficial dumping ground for anything and everything . |
| 12 | But for summer barbecues and evening entertaining , they provide a useful light . |
| 13 | The first is that three nuns from the same order work in the largest of the villages , Kormakiti , and so we provide a useful link . |
| 14 | Promoters have their reasons for pricing this way ; having done so , they should see that touts provide a useful service . |
| 15 | Fredric Jameson , in his article ‘ Postmodernism and the video-text ’ , comments that experimental video may , provide a useful vantage point from which to think about commercial television : |
| 16 | Jacobson and Price ( 1990 ) provide a useful summary of the ways in which human factors contribute to , and are affected by , likely global changes ; in particular , they stress the importance of the data-handling issues and the role of GIS in coping with some of the problems of data integration and manipulation . |
| 17 | The important issue is not whether these suggestions provide a useful starting point for thinking about the ‘ success ’ of the new authorities but that such tests have to be devised before events start to unfold in order to enable sensible evaluations to be made . |
| 18 | The two sets of apparatus complement each other to a certain extent and also provide a useful means of cross-checking results , as well as a certain amount of friendly competition . |
| 19 | All are strong and made to high-quality standards , and provide a useful means of securing valuables such as workshops , tool sheds , tool boxes , etc . |
| 20 | This raises questions regarding the extent to which the standardised scores provide a useful basis of comparison for children born and brought up in this country . |
| 21 | As with any other important investment decision , you would be well advised to take your time , do some basic research into the track record of any policies you might be considering ( specialist magazines such as Money Management provide a useful starting point ) and on no account sign any document without first being absolutely certain that you fully understand all the terms and conditions including the administrative charges . |
| 22 | They provide a useful agenda for discussion : |
| 23 | They provide a useful and complex institutional façade , which absorbs political energies in non-threatening ways while masking the effective centralization of power in a tightly co-ordinated executive — military machine linked to big business . |
| 24 | Small firms provide a useful channel for re-allocating labour from large firms without increasing official unemployment rates . |
| 25 | The ‘ Rating Your Assertiveness Chart ’ , and the ‘ Everyday Situations that may require Assertiveness ’ lists provide a useful outline and examples of the different activities that make up assertive behaviour ( see Figures 6.3 and 6.4 ) . |
| 26 | Now firmly established as the most prestigious forum for recognition of excellence and innovation in Irish music and radio , the Smithwicks Hot Press Awards provide a useful benchmark in the progress of established acts and an invaluable boost to the careers of newer acts . |
| 27 | Douglas and Isherwood ( 1978 ) provide a useful and informed critique of this literature . |
| 28 | Bird , McDonald and McHugh ( 1982 , p. 485 ) provide a useful summary of the three most commonly suggested discount rates . |
| 29 | Heclo and Wildavsky ( 1981 ) provide a useful insight into the political intrigue that underlies the operations of this bureaucratic machine . |
| 30 | Although local NGOs provide a useful complementary service to the NHS , it will be necessarily piecemeal . |