Example sentences of "it [vb mod] provide a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it may provide a part of a general theory , which might relate the mode of fertilization , the kind of parental care , and the system of mating , to explain the several general types of reproductive system . |
| 2 | It may provide a school with a sports strip , probably indicating sponsorship by having the firm 's name on clothing , or donate some surplus machinery to a college . |
| 3 | If the same anticorrelation can be applied to the longer-term decline in the Sun 's diameter , it may provide a clue to the dearth of sunspots during the height of the Little Ice Age , 300 years ago . |
| 4 | Since this strategy enables the elimination of many word strings as the transition probabilities between successive words are calculated , it may provide a solution to the problem of the large number of word strings that are derived when words are hypothesized from a mid-class input . |
| 5 | It should provide a measure of structure and sequence in what is learned , though that measure may vary a good deal from subject to subject and even student to student . |
| 6 | I quote further it should only be used to signify the unity of the church and it should provide a sharing in the means of grace . |
| 7 | I would n't define integrated and balanced individually , I 'd link them together , because to me they appear to be er a concept , that you move towards , and the concept to me is shall we say to provide a balanced population structure , which is n't biased to any one sector shall we say , it 's not an elderly , it 's not a retirement village there like perhaps you have in er certain parts of er er North America , and the second element of the concept is that it should provide a range of services compatible with its size , but I qualify that by saying , but not all the services that the people in that settlement require , and this brings me back to my discussion , debate with Mr Curtis . |
| 8 | It should provide a starting-point from which students can formulate their own , more individual strategies . |
| 9 | It must provide a list of designated sites by mid-1995 . |
| 10 | There was a little parapet going round the arcade and it suddenly occurred to Owen that it might provide a vantage-point from which he could more pleasantly monitor proceedings . |
| 11 | It could provide a clearing-house for information , contributed by national governments . |
| 12 | They were trying to isolate the gene that produces insulin and insert it into the nucleus of a bacterium , so that you could get a self-replicating life-form which could then be used in the treatment of diabetes , or else it could provide a source of insulin that was n't animal-derived and did n't give you rejection problems . |
| 13 | Second , it was in the economic interests of the colonial ( and home ) administrations to persuade or force the cultivator to grow produce for the market either because it increased the cultivator 's taxability and therefore he/she could contribute to the infrastructural administrative and policing costs of the colony ; or , where settlers would or could not do the job , it would provide a source of cheap food for the mining workers , particularly in southern Africa . |
| 14 | It may well be argued that the government was able to defeat the General Strike by its propaganda campaigns , the arrest of Communist activists , the use of volunteers and by sheer patience , in allowing the General Council 's Negotiating Committee to spend several futile days negotiating the Samuel Memorandum in the hope that it would provide a basis for a settlement . |
| 15 | Importantly , it will provide a base for education and health professionals to meet with parents . |
| 16 | It will provide a range of high-technology treatment for skin diseases including dermatitis , skin cancer and psoriasis . |
| 17 | It will provide a framework for structured , creative thinking and produce a greater understanding of the business and of the markets and other conditions in which the business operates . |
| 18 | ‘ It will provide a showcase to business people of all the attributes the industry has in Scotland and how they can be used , while getting a real exchange going as to how it should develop in the future . ’ |
| 19 | If this latest plan works it will provide a blueprint for transport policy throughout Europe . |
| 20 | It will provide a map of your directory structure but wo n't transport you to a chosen sub-directory . |
| 21 | It will provide a guide to current knowledge and the state of the art which will be invaluable to policy makers and practitioners |
| 22 | It will provide a report for the New Technology initiative of the Industry and Employment Committee of the ESRC , including sections on the microcomputer industry , relevant research , and suggestions for further research . |
| 23 | Perhaps it will provide a beacon of hope for future generations of pianists for whom it is not too late to swerve off their mat and sterile paths , to follow the lead of a genuine eccentric and a genuine musician ? |
| 24 | In itself , this information will not affect the immediate distribution of manpower but it will provide a basis for planning for changes in the manpower profile for each managerial unit . |
| 25 | Sometimes , what seem to be very heated and destructive conflicts have very positive outcomes ; for example , while a strike would normally be seen by managers and union members as expensive , destructive conflict for both sides , it can provide a focus for attention and an opportunity for catharsis . |
| 26 | Now , because of the seasonal variation , it can provide a lot of your hot water in the summer , but not very much in the winter and over a year , with a rooftop solar panel installation , you could perhaps expect to heat half your hot water by solar energy . |