Example sentences of "not provide a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Secretary of State did not provide a good defence of the Government 's proposition . |
| 2 | However , they are limited in that they create artificial contexts which may not provide a good basis for predicting performance in other settings . |
| 3 | ‘ There is no doubt that climate affects landform development but it does not provide a good basis for a general theory of landscape evolution' |
| 4 | Consequently a simple histogram constructed from the mass and molar mass of each fraction will not provide a good representation of the distribution and a method must be used to compensate for the overlapping . |
| 5 | To sum up this section , it is argued that a purely economic approach can not provide a comprehensive treatment of financial market regulation , or any part thereof . |
| 6 | It does not provide a comprehensive explanation of every facility offered but rather gives a brief introduction to the most commonly used methods involved in the financial side of exporting . |
| 7 | The 58% who identified less dependence on farm income as a benefit represented those for whom the farm provided a considerable proportion of total income but which could not provide a living income on its own . |
| 8 | Although the accord meant that essential medical and fuel supplies began reaching the island in mid-February , the agreement 's failure to address the central issue of Bougainville 's future status meant that it could not provide a final solution to the conflict . |
| 9 | But ministeres believe that custodial sentences would not provide a simple answer . |
| 10 | THE LICENCE for Britain 's fifth television channel may never be awarded if applicants can not provide a convincing plan for retuning the three million video recorders likely to suffer interference , the Independent Television Commission said yesterday . |
| 11 | First , a presentation founded so largely on the view that equates the development of industrial democracy to the growth of the process of consultation by management of unions intent on retaining their traditional role which opposes them to management , does not provide a credible basis for the qualitative change , envisaged by the Report , in that role : a change to one of shared responsibility for management . |
| 12 | ' In the UK rates do not provide a close link between those who vote for expenditure increases and those who pay the costs of local services . |
| 13 | Thieblot and Haggard do not provide a systematic analysis of the reasons for the supposedly violence-prone nature of the UMW , or indeed , for the differing characteristics of the 1977 and 1981 disputes . |
| 14 | The EPR paper concludes with the words While we have thus shown that the wavefunction does not provide a complete description of physical reality , we have left open the question of whether or not such a description exists . |
| 15 | However , although the National Consumer Council concluded that such schemes do make a very real contribution , and also make possible extra journeys and excursions which would not be provided by fully routed bus services , they also pointed out that the schemes could not provide a complete answer to accessibility problems in rural areas . |
| 16 | The scientific research into the history of plating technology relies almost entirely on microscopy and element analysis , but these techniques can not provide a complete picture of many of the non-metallic inlays used by the ancient metalworkers . |
| 17 | Mr Tweddle said while the police evidence did not provide a complete picture of what happened he was able to record a verdict of accidental death . |
| 18 | The notion of bargaining undoubtedly captures a great deal of what presidential power is all about , but it does not provide a complete explanation . |
| 19 | We must keep open the option of withdrawal from Bosnia if the current peace negotiations do not provide a firm way forward . ’ |
| 20 | A single experiment of this sort can not provide a firm basis for any wide-ranging claims . |
| 21 | It may also prove necessary to confound the belief that the local community and environment can not provide a suitable learning medium . |
| 22 | The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Law Society of Scotland held a general discussion group for insolvency specialists in St Andrews on 18–19 May 1993 to address the concern that the current corporate insolvency legislation does not provide a suitable rescue procedure which is quick , easy to use and cost effective . |
| 23 | Textbooks have a register of their own and do not provide a suitable model for imitating in your essay-writing . |
| 24 | Indeed , conventional hospital wards are rarely designed with people with mental disorder in mind and , even when they are purpose-built , they do not provide a suitable environment for at least three groups of people listed below . |
| 25 | While it may not provide a specific remedy for the complainant , it can force public bodies to alter policy and procedure . |
| 26 | The company says some surveys do not provide a wide enoough sample to give a balanced picture . |
| 27 | There seems no reason why a broad area , problem or theme , such as Europe , third-world development or the environment , should not provide a coherent focus for study , although such courses no doubt require careful planning . |
| 28 | Similarly , the leftist politician , Meir Pa'il does not foresee a return in the sense intended in UN Resolution 194 : ‘ Clearly , the mere establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip would not provide a concrete solution for the problem of the Palestine refugees in Lebanon and perhaps not even for those in the Gaza Strip … |
| 29 | The schools were rightly proud of the contribution made by boarding to the lives of pupils , and especially those from homes which could not provide a stable background . |
| 30 | However , the district did not provide a favourable context for realising these opportunities . |