Example sentences of "[subord] providing an " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was also a noisy eater , as if providing an orchestral accompaniment for his brother . |
| 2 | The concept of the village is to afford local craftspeople the opportunity to establish viable business for themselves while providing an alternative range of consumer goods which should prove attractive to both locals and visitors to the city . |
| 3 | Anna and Jurgen , Charlotte and Horst — both sets of parents had been intent upon creating well-rounded offspring , and the holidays on Møn , whilst providing an excellent opportunity for the two young people to make music together , were designed to encourage other interests . |
| 4 | However , the location of smoke detectors in racks , whilst providing an alarm , will be less effective in pin-pointing the exact location of the incident due to the vagaries of travel of smoke plumes from smouldering fires . |
| 5 | Histoire , whilst at one level a transposition of the discontinuity of experience , can at the same time be considered as providing an implicit commentary on the nature of fiction and writing : the text can be said to be formed from a meditation on a collection of postcards which the narrator is sifting through . |
| 6 | Maslow ( 1966 ) and Hudson ( 1966 and 1968 ) saw science as providing an emotionally undemanding activity appealing to boys moving from the calm of latency to the turbulence of adolescence . |
| 7 | We could see it as providing an insurance fund against loss caused by ( usually ) unintentional failure to keep within the bounds set by the principles of public law . |
| 8 | But introducing an abstract noun is not the same thing as providing an explanation . |
| 9 | Reference has already been made to parliamentary questions as providing an opportunity for back-bench scrutiny of government actions . |
| 10 | He and his staff reject the option of off-site provision and argue for an individually tailored solution involving guidance ( pastoral ) and curricular staff : They see the assessment panel as providing an alternative , non-punitive role , for guidance teachers . |
| 11 | Representative government , parties and elections are now seen increasingly as providing an essential framework but as inadequate by themselves to establish a democratic society in the more radical sense of government by the people . |
| 12 | ‘ That way she 's still fully aware of what 's happening to her blood sugar and why , and I 'm learning more about her individual reactions , as well as providing an extra check . |
| 13 | The sponsors of the trust proposal see the new Ayr hospital as providing an excellent opportunity for further enhancing the quality of services provided in south Ayrshire . |
| 14 | A TEI electronic bulletin board is also maintained at the University of Illinois at Chicago : this is used to announce availability of TEI drafts and other publications , and to distribute them in electronic form , as well as providing an open forum for comment and discussion of the TEI recommendations . |
| 15 | Monetarists see the prime role of macroeconomic policy as providing an environment conducive to private enterprise and investment . |
| 16 | For many years the Party had attacked the ILP as providing an insincere alternative to Communism . |
| 17 | As well as providing an all-weather play house , the children are building their knowledge of maths , science , technology and English . |