Example sentences of "provide some sort " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another area , he had long cherished a dream to provide some sort of community service for young people in this country . |
| 2 | In the last section of this chapter we will examine the attempts that have been made to find out more about the actual extent of crime , and to provide some sort of indication of the ‘ dark figure ’ of crime and to discover the ‘ real ’ rather than the recorded rate and character of crime . |
| 3 | Wiring up the fielder 's l.e.d.s is a bit fiddly because these have to be hard wired and it is necessary to provide some sort of anchorage at each of the indicator positions . |
| 4 | The panel also hoped that a tutor/carer , possibly an older man , could be assigned to the family to teach the child Mr and Mrs M had taught , and to provide some sort of male role-model . |
| 5 | All that the King could do was to provide some sort of legal foundation of government for Englishmen going to unsettled and thinly populated areas , which he did by linking the legitimacy of their governments to the legitimacy of his government . |
| 6 | In order to provide some sort of overall picture this authority , in common with most others , produces a consolidated balance sheet . |
| 7 | World Vision hope to provide some sort of schooling for these youngsters . |
| 8 | If this were so in the present case , he concealed the fact with remarkable aplomb ; but my impression was that he rather welcomed this degree of personal contact , as if it provided some sort of relief from the heavy intellectual conversation repeatedly forced upon him . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , standards can provide some sort of framework for services , if they are credibly based upon existing practice rather than utopian ideals . |
| 10 | The anthropic principle does provide some sort of explanation of many of the remarkable numerical relations that are observed between the values of different physical parameters . |
| 11 | Also , if you have a cat and you want to let it out , you could at least provided some sort of warning for the prey , so that the prey has a better chance of escaping ; such as a bell around the neck for example . |
| 12 | It was once thought that the Chardonnay vine was brought to Champagne from Cyprus by knights returning from the Crusades , which might have provided some sort of answer , but this theory has since been discredited . |
| 13 | But it might also be happening where the Communist Party have provided some sort of secure physical presence and where if , as a result of past exploitation , there was a substantial degree of antagonism towards landlords which , it would be that that was carried out . |