Example sentences of "may provide a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While community services may provide a richer material environment and wider opportunities for constructive activity than institutions , the patterns of staff behaviour which have been shown to be important in enabling active participation by people with severe or profound learning disabilities can be overlooked or ignored in the pursuit of ‘ homeliness ’ . |
| 2 | As they point out , child-rearing patterns may provide a better indicator of social class than the more conventional criteria . |
| 3 | On the other hand , a broader education may provide a better preparation for some jobs and certain kinds of research . |
| 4 | The ecu link may provide a firmer anchor for inflationary expectations . |
| 5 | The recently reported masses of Rhizosolenia associated with a major front in the equatorial Pacific in the fall of 1992 ( ref. 15 ) may provide a modern analogue for the origins of the Thalassiothrix mat deposits . |
| 6 | In the future , computerised spatial mapping of the distribution of frequencies in the manner now being used for electroencephalographic mapping of epileptic foci may provide a non-invasive alternative to multiple implanted electrodes to help distinguish between the above explanations . |
| 7 | Yet the foreign exchange market ( like many other asset markets ) has one feature which may provide a good indicator of what agents ' expectations are . |
| 8 | The latter may provide a good approximation to actual savings behaviour , but in this section we consider for purposes of contrast the rather different approach based on individual life-cycle savings decisions , discussed at some length in Lecture 3 . |
| 9 | Finally , there is a growing consensus ( epitomised by the Clothier committee report ) that it is ethical to use gene therapy in a variety of somatic ways , but not in gametes or embryos , and indeed that gene therapy may provide a new general enabling technology for protein and drug delivery as well as for gene therapy through the entry of normal genes . |
| 10 | Some areas may provide a rich vein of local history which is also well related to a supplementary unit . |
| 11 | The stock market is unlikely to have much allure for the small investor although the start of the electricity privatisation may provide a temporary fillip . |
| 12 | The type of calculation in table 5.2 , therefore , may provide a financial basis for assessing how soon one can begin to manage an SBU or product group as a ‘ cash cow ’ . |
| 13 | For childless elderly people in particular these brothers or sisters may provide a strong support . |
| 14 | In each of these cases the emphasis is placed upon the transfers of mass and energy and this may provide a much-needed focus of further development for the extension of the systems approach employing the notions of rate of doing work or of power . |
| 15 | They may provide a comprehensive guide to the reference literature , but they generally do not attempt to guide the user through the literature either selectively or critically . |
| 16 | When planning objectives , the chart in Figure 3.3 may provide a useful flowchart and checklist to ensure that they meet the criteria outlined above . |
| 17 | This is not entirely fair , since the hypothetical alternative state may provide a useful reference point — as in the theoretical discussion . |
| 18 | For example , the three aspects of source , reliability and consistency of data discussed in Chapter 6 may provide a useful framework . |
| 19 | Where the subtests can be shown to be reliable and valid , such subtests scores may provide a useful profile of the child 's ability in a variety of areas . |
| 20 | The broader aim is to identify approximating models whose application in computer-based financial analysis may provide a useful basis for the inferences drawn by financial analysts . |
| 21 | Using a NAMAS accredited facility may provide a greater level of confidence in the test results . |
| 22 | For older people at home , voluntary organisations such as Age Concern may provide a wide range of services and activities , both to help look after older people with care needs , and to provide day centres , for example , where people may meet others with similar needs or interests . |
| 23 | The manipulation of this internal world may provide a safe basis for trying out combinations and ideas prior to , and sometimes instead of , attempting them in the real world . |
| 24 | Certain ‘ grand unified theories ’ may provide a physical basis for such hybrid models . |
| 25 | Evidently , the information so obtained may provide a further constraint of use in semantic analysis . |
| 26 | However , it has been our aspiration to introduce ideas of more novelty and distinction , urging students to write accompaniments which have originality and may provide a unique framework for the melody and words which express the composer 's more intimate feelings . |
| 27 | If a child is found to be weak in one or more of the areas covered by the subtests , this information may provide a valuable guide for designing a programme of intervention . |
| 28 | It so , detection of anti-neutrophil antibody may provide a prognostic marker for PSC in ulcerative colitis . |
| 29 | Many of the exotic fruits may provide a wonderful meal for the traveller , but some contain a deadly poison . |
| 30 | While this may mean working only one day less per week , that one day may provide a vital breathing space for women like Alice Perkins , working in demanding , pressurised jobs , and it may just allow them to remain on a career path that will take them into positions of power . |