Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] provide a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The full year financial results announced by the two major auction houses provide a telling demonstration of just how difficult conditions continued to be in 1992 . |
| 2 | Official crime figures provide a classic example of why social scientists should treat statistics on social problems with suspicion . |
| 3 | Secondly , employee referrals provide an efficient screening mechanism . |
| 4 | If the density increases upwards , then buoyancy forces provide an additional source of energy for the turbulence . |
| 5 | In many gardens ornaments provide an essential part of the distinctive character of the place . |
| 6 | The HCIMA programmes provide an excellent route for practitioners seeking to gain Vocational Qualifications . |
| 7 | On all of these levels a similar analysis can be drawn — i.e. that restrictive views of teacher professionality and associated management perspectives provide an unlikely vehicle for progress . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The vagaries of currency exchange rates provide a good example of interdependence — given the tendency for changes in value of the American dollar or the German mark to provoke a sterling crisis in Great Britain . |
| 10 | Paramo 's Nevada jacket and Prima trousers provide a good way of beating the rain . |
| 11 | The author of the report , Dr Lynda Warren , shows how Marine Nature Reserves provide an important way of protecting our marine heritage . |
| 12 | ‘ Community pharmacists provide a vital service to local people for prescriptions , ancillary services and medical advice , which on occasions can be life-saving , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Transgenic animals with deleted or mutant tumour suppressor genes provide an elegant model for correction of inherited predispositions to cancer by gene transfer either into particular tissues or into the whole organism . |
| 14 | ‘ Community enterprises provide a vital role in enabling communities to develop all kinds of initiatives to deal with economic , social and environmental issues . ’ |
| 15 | On the southern Dhofar coast , monsoon rains provide a fertile climate in which bananas and citrus trees proliferate . |
| 16 | Local education authorities provide a similar service through educational computing centres , where they have been established . |
| 17 | Jacket potatoes provide a warm welcome on a cold day and a substantial meal in summer . |
| 18 | Despite these problems , manorial court rolls provide a great deal of information that is of use to the genealogist and they enable the family historian to gain insights into how the local society in which his ancestors lived was administered and to see what disputes arose . |
| 19 | The menu selections provide a basic guide but as you become more familiar with the fat content of all foods by studying the tables in Chapter 10 you will soon be able to formulate your own . |
| 20 | In the city centre a variety of quality restaurants provide an excellent business lunch , tasty snack , a whole evening out , or a pre or post-theatre dinner . |
| 21 | Where the local authority is of the opinion that summary proceedings provide an inadequate remedy , for example , where a fine will have little effect in persuading the odour emitter to abate the odour , or where summary action has failed , or is unacceptable due to the availability of the defence of best practicable means , proceedings may be taken in the High Court under s.100 of the Public Health Act 1936 , even though the local authority has not itself suffered any damage , provided the odour amounts to a statutory nuisance . |
| 22 | The Topic Criteria provide a comprehensive list of mathematical skills and processes . |
| 23 | The discount houses provide an important service to the banks by allowing them to hold extremely liquid assets ( money at call ) which nevertheless earn interest . |
| 24 | Companion animals provide a great benefit for a large number of people . |
| 25 | By opening those departmental doors , the AUT guidelines provide a powerful weapon against the hidden crime of sexual harassment in the ivory towers . |
| 26 | Squibbing displays provide a grand finale . |
| 27 | Asset markets provide a convenient framework for testing many hypotheses about expectations formation . |
| 28 | ‘ Behind the once semi-wild sand dunes , pine woods provide a leafy setting for broad avenues , bustling squares and welcoming hotels . ’ |
| 29 | They also want to ensure health authorities provide a comprehensive range of NHS services of a high quality and to discourage the growth of a two-tier health service by cutting tax privileges for private medical insurance . |
| 30 | It has been suggested in this section that pressure groups provide a crucial qualification to the notion of a simple relationship between electors and elected . |