Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to provide a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essays in this book do not amount to a programme : but they are intended to provide a springboard for one . |
| 2 | The agreements , which have still to be firmed up , are intended to provide a framework for the companies to work together on integrating personal computers and phones , and to enable real-time data conferencing over regular telephone lines , and videoconferencing over ISDN . |
| 3 | Area Child Protection Committees ( ACPCs ) , based upon the boundaries of local authorities , are intended to provide a forum for developing , monitoring and reviewing child protection policies in a particular locality . |
| 4 | This paper has been written to provide a background for students ( of all ages ) seeking to interpret the results of a shore survey or planning a rocky shore project . |
| 5 | The development of a spatially related designing system has been seen to provide a basis for the understanding and evaluation of most engineering assembly problems . |
| 6 | The Headmistress at St Mary 's , Geraldine Keegan said she was delighted that her school had been selected to provide a delegate for the Brussels event . |
| 7 | They lead a totally different life and we 're trying to provide a resource for people that do n't want that resource . |
| 8 | With nothing else to read , it seemed to have the edge on the income tax manuals ( though non-believers would say only just ) , so you can imagine how bad I felt when I opened it to find most of the pages had been razored to provide a nest for a small brown envelope . |
| 9 | The experience with the one-man cars 1–13 and the rebuilt Jubilee cars 761–2 , would be used to provide a specification for any new trams . |
| 10 | Shortly after anaesthesia an intravenous infusion may be commenced to provide a route for fluid replacement . |
| 11 | Even if they are able to find employment or occupation , it is not felt that families should be forced to provide a home for their handicapped son or daughter until they are too old to do so , or that this is necessarily the best thing for the development of a mentally handicapped adult who could derive considerable stimulation and benefit from living apart from their family . |
| 12 | The tribunals were intended to provide a way for rural residents to settle disputes without legal formalities . |
| 13 | The series has been planned to provide a resource for Local Education Authority ( LEA ) advisers , specialist teachers from all sectors of the education service , educational psychologists , and teacher working parties . |
| 14 | Commissioned by the Henry Moore Foundation , it is intended to provide a centre for the display , study , research and promotion of sculpture of all periods and nationalities . |
| 15 | This line of reasoning is intended to provide a means for felicitous plural and singular pronominal reference under appropriate circumstances . |
| 16 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client-server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 17 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client/server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 18 | It is intended to provide a tool for policy-makers both within and outside industry . |
| 19 | Furthermore the threat of losing independence by means of a hostile merger ( ie a takeover ) is claimed to provide a spur for management to strive for greater efficiency . |
| 20 | Yesterday the Rev John Wilson , minister at Corporation Road , said he was encouraged by local people 's response to efforts the church is making to provide a focus for a range of activities . |
| 21 | In the meantime , the council is trying to provide a boat for the summer season , either by chartering a vessel , or juggling their fleet of inter-island ferries . |
| 22 | In some instances formal committees and similar bodies are established to provide a mechanism for the exchange of information and views between central government and the various interests within the national local government community . |
| 23 | I suspect that the mulberry sauce — we are not told for what manner of meat it was intended — may have originated somewhere in Asia Minor and was perhaps brought to Italy after the Venetian conquest of Constantinople in 1204 A.D. It could equally have come via Persia or Afghanistan where , as in Turkey , the berries of the white or silk mulberry are dried to provide a supply for the winter . |
| 24 | The operations group was established to provide a focus for information and discussion . |