Example sentences of "provide [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In response to the failure of a number of attempts to provide foundations for certain knowledge of empirical facts , many epistemologists have tried to defend various forms of fallibilism .
2 But it is more likely that , while they provide reasons for different things , they share the same basic structure .
3 Money is being raised at the moment to provide houses for those who come out first .
4 Will the Minister use his powers to enable local authorities to provide houses for homeless people , whether through local authorities or housing associations , jobs for redundant construction workers , and new business contracts for the building companies which are going bankrupt ?
5 This repealed the obligation placed on LEAs by the 1976 Education Act to provide plans for comprehensive reorganisation .
6 stimulate high interaction and communication between groups , and provide rewards for intergroup collaboration ;
7 In theory , the committees were to provide opportunities for skilled and apprenticed employment , though members admitted that formal apprenticeship , at least , was not always possible , partly because it appeared to many observers that machines had eradicated a number of handicrafts , turning the worker into a ‘ machine-tending artisan ’ , and partly because ‘ skill ’ was a relative concept , demanding different degrees of training .
8 There are arguments about what is " the best " , and how far one goes in meeting present taste before developing it ; there are arguments about paternalism and mandarin or upper-class standards ; but no children 's librarian would accept a purely passive supply function ; all would agree that one hopes to provide opportunities for wider exploration and the growth of informed taste , whatever it turns out to be .
9 This degree course has been designed to provide opportunities for advanced study in key areas of Spanish , Spanish-American and Portuguese literature and culture .
10 It will be emphasised to employers that the purpose of the exercise is to provide opportunities for young people to learn about and through work and not to perform tasks which would otherwise be done by paid workers .
11 Before the 1979 election the party took advantage of the Winter of Discontent to toughen its manifesto proposals , promising to curtail flying pickets , or picketing away from the pickets ' place of work , and provide funds for pre-strike ballots of union members and for the election of union officials .
12 The House will appreciate that the Government provide funds for green form legal aid and for the United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service , a body which represents refugee applicants at the initial process of determination and at the tribunal hearing .
13 And apart from this exacerbation of old quarrels at the level of official and formal relations , religion lost some of its hold on the masses as it did less and less to provide channels for social protest .
14 Their skyscrapers dominated the skylines of New York , London and Toronto , and provided homes for some of the world 's most powerful companies .
15 The business schools also provide recruits for domestic industry , and in many Third World countries the government gives young graduates from such institutions posts with high degrees of responsibility in national development agencies where they can make substantial contributions to the welfare of their nations .
16 While third party developments such as the Hercules graphics cards helped relieve this situation they complicated the life of the software developers who had to provide drivers for each and every variation .
17 Its spokesman , David White , told The Art Newspaper , that it had ear-marked the notional £20 million to be raised from the sale of the pictures for modernising students ' rooms , putting in lifts and so on , but that a large proportion would be invested to provide funds for future use .
18 We are looking for state-backed policies to provide funds for those areas of production where potential exists for a swift expansion of exports .
19 The availability of telephone , radio and television is often dependent however on services provided by government , so politicoeconomic decisions are involved and some would even maintain that the mass media provide opportunities for political pressure , and for communicating in the form of propaganda .
20 The cheapness and power of the latest computer and communications systems provide opportunities for new ways of organising work .
21 Failure to use these words can lead to a lot of confusion , and provide opportunities for awkward parties to obstruct a reference by questioning the procedure used to arrive at a result which they expect to be unfavourable .
22 Staff in all departments should be involved in schemes which provide opportunities for firsthand experience of work in the health service .
23 National Associations provide opportunities for social activity , professional development and networking within each country and provide a welcome point of contact for visiting alumni from other countries .
24 National Associations provide opportunities for social activity , professional development and networking within each country and provide a welcome point of contact for visiting Alumni from other countries .
25 University veterinary schools and a wide variety of research institutes provide opportunities for veterinary graduates to work on both fundamental and applied aspects of the preclinical and paraclinical subjects as well as in the various clinical fields .
26 At postgraduate level the Bucher and Fraser Scholarships provide opportunities for further research or for advanced studies in composition or performance .
27 Other measures show little commitment by government but provide opportunities for flexible provision by the community sector .
28 Good ‘ Rights of Way ’ do exist and the Public Parks of Hillend and Bonaly also provide opportunities for informal outdoor recreation .
29 Inner conflict has as much potential for good as it does evil , for the conflicts experienced provide opportunities for mature choices , as well as self-luxuriating indulgences .
30 Centralised negotiations between the union and employer confederations led to ‘ frame agreements ’ which then provided guidelines for industry-wide negotiations between the national unions and employers ' organisations .
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