Example sentences of "to provide a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The object of job evaluation is to provide a systematic approach to defining the relative worth of different jobs . |
| 2 | The fact that it aims to provide a systematic account of time use is what distinguishes it from the literary diary . |
| 3 | The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves . |
| 4 | The study aims to provide a systematic narrative of the strike and its aftermath , focused on a single village , and based on recorded interviews with local activists . |
| 5 | The research aims to examine the processes and structures which influence the production of science information in the mass media , and to provide a systematic analysis of the extent and nature of images of science across different media and genres . |
| 6 | The contribution made by his analysis is that he seeks to provide a logical answer to the question which had previously been unsolved : what matters are collateral or preliminary ? |
| 7 | The excavations were intended , in part , to provide a prominent tourist attraction at the heart of a new extension of the Abruzzi national park into the upper Volturno valley . |
| 8 | Differences in socioeconomic conditions , however , were found to provide a partial explanation for the relatively low attainment not only of West Indian but probably also of Bangladeshi children . |
| 9 | Agrarian reform programmes have two basic aims , one of which is redistributive , to provide a juster pattern of landholding and alleviate poverty by giving the peasants more substantial plots of land . |
| 10 | It will rather , seek to provide a cogent and detailed description of the situation as a base on which practical solutions may be built . |
| 11 | They have developed an ability to provide a chemical service to customers , rather than selling products in a bag . |
| 12 | It 's best to leave the cutting of the opening to a professional builder unless you are skilled , because you will need to know the number and size of needles ( the temporary horizontal supporting timbers that past through the wall , carried on adjustable vertical props ) , and you will have to provide a firm base on which to stand the upright props , which have to be supported on the ground , and not by a wooden floor . |
| 13 | Complementing the range is a new Valspar Exterior Wall Primer for patch priming surfaces ; a new Valspar Water Repellent Solution , and Valspar Supertex Stabilising Solution , specifically designed to stabilise flaking , chalking or powdering exterior and interior surfaces , and to provide a firm foundation for masonry paint application . |
| 14 | It is a good idea to designate part of the lost for this , and to lay boarding on top of the insulation to provide a firm , safe storage platform within easy reach , safe storage platform within easy reach of the loft hatch opening . |
| 15 | Spread and ram well down to provide a firm base |
| 16 | In the end , the account in Chapter 3 of the pressures for change amounts to an effective review of the recognition of the right of trade unions to be fully informed and consulted , in good time , by management about its intentions where they will or might affect the interests of employees organised by unions ; and so may be said to provide a firm footing for the argument that the practice of providing full information and of engaging in full consultation should be extended and adopted generally , in order that unions may better consider , and act in pursuance of , those interests . |
| 17 | This apparently unexceptional contention is of central importance in the development of elitist theory , since Pareto uses it , in effect , both to attempt to provide a firm empirical and scientific basis for elitism and to explain the predominance of elites . |
| 18 | During this time an overall strategy will be developed drawing on the experiences of the selected trial centres in order to provide a firm base for planning of the second phase which will begin in mid-1988 . |
| 19 | We will also continue to support the recruitment and development of trainees to provide a firm foundation for our future development . |
| 20 | To provide a firm basis for further historical development either for further study and examination purposes or for personal enrichment as a lifelong leisure pursuit . |
| 21 | More recently , as the size of the Department and its financial and manpower resources permitted , it was able to provide a centralized service for a growing number of tribunals . |
| 22 | Anyone interested in taking up quilling should contact their local library which should be able to provide a quilling handbook and possibly the phone number of a local quilling group . |
| 23 | Finally , the project was to provide a cost-effective service . |
| 24 | The IntelliServer connects directly to a TCP/IP Ethernet using BNC or AUI connectors and is designed to provide a cost-effective means of connecting serial printers , modems , personal computers running terminal emulators , terminals , and high-speed serial X terminals to a local net . |
| 25 | There was also a Court , to resolve disputes , and an Assembly ( which met in the Council of Europe 's chamber in Strasbourg ) to provide a democratic element in what was already criticised as an over-bureaucratic organisation . |
| 26 | Former Prime Minister Maitrika Prasad Koirala announced on Feb. 19 the formation of a new political party , Rashtriya Janata Parishad , under his chairmanship , which would work to provide a democratic alternative to the Nepali Congress Party . |
| 27 | In practice , whatever the solution adopted there is always an uncomfortable shifting of gears in the movement from one of these perspectives to the other : nor does the assertion of this or that ‘ homology ’ between style and narrative do much more than to pronounce resolved in advance the dilemma for which it was supposed to provide a working answer . |
| 28 | John 's first price limit is an imaginary £500 , chosen to provide a working setup for the bass player who 's started to practise with a band , and who hopes to go on to play small gigs … |
| 29 | Where property is demised together with the use of the lift the landlord will be under a duty to provide a working lift ( De Meza v Ve-Ri-Best Manufacturing Co Ltd ( 1952 ) 160 EG 364 ) . |
| 30 | Parents need to provide a nurturing and benign experience for their children . |