Example sentences of "[am/are] [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 They lead a totally different life and we 're trying to provide a resource for people that do n't want that resource .
5 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 .
6 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 .
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