Example sentences of "as a [noun sg] provide [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a survey of Russia 's dealings with central Asia in the first half of the nineteenth century concludes that " Bukhara , Khiva , and Kokand were not primary objects of interest " , the work as a whole provides massive evidence for the view that only the problem of traversing Kazakhstan prevented the khanates from coming to the top of the imperial agenda . |
| 2 | Mr Clarke 's undertaking will be seen as a promise to provide more money , if it becomes necessary , in an effort to assuage the doctors ' concerns about the contract . |
| 3 | ‘ The club is unique , and we want to see it develop so that it compares with the Queen 's Rugby Club , that is serving as a platform to provide some of the country 's top players . |
| 4 | From information contained in two articles written by Jeremy Warner , a journalist with the Independent newspaper , the DTI were convinced that he knew members of the ring and could as a result provide helpful evidence to assist their investigations . |
| 5 | Furthermore , since the board is dominated by the most senior representatives of management ( this term will be used , except where the context requires otherwise , to refer to the executive directors and senior managers ) it can hardly be regarded as a body providing independent supervision of management on the shareholders ' behalf . |
| 6 | Three of the gates are used , the first pair , IC1a , IC1b , generating a series of positive pulses at a frequency of about 20kHz , with the third gate , IC1c , acting simply as an inverter to provide negative-going triggers to pin 2 of IC2 , the 555 monostable . |
| 7 | The dharmashala in which the doctor — Guruji , as he is commonly and respectfully known — works and lives was constructed many years ago by some pious rich people as an inn to provide poor travellers and pilgrims with shelter . |