Example sentences of "[subord] they provide a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they provide a guaranteed pension payment , the return on investment is usually very low . |
| 2 | Tropical forests undergo little seasonal change so they provide a constant supply of food for creatures such as this fruit bat , also known as a flying fox ( right ) . |
| 3 | These dimensions have been tested ergonomically , and are designed to fit in with standard appliances , so they provide a useful guide if you are building your own units instead of buying ready-made . |
| 4 | Crawford had already clashed with Sherrin when told one week that Lewis and Dobereiner 's script was , unusually for them , not up to standard and , although he would be paid , he would not appear unless they provided a better one . |
| 5 | The courses are powerful because they provide a link between the newcomers and the local indigenous population who find that working together can help them learn to influence the decision makers . ’ |
| 6 | Some things need to be attended to very quickly because of the changed circumstances ; others , because they provide a refuge from ‘ thinking about things ’ , keep people occupied and thus leave no time for speculation or for unhappy thoughts to flood in . |
| 7 | It is not because of the poor 's isolation from the modern sector that they remain poor , but because they provide a cheap human resource for that sector . |
| 8 | Those new French windows are favoured by Sir John Soane , the Regency architect , because they provide a cheerful effect , although he also complains that windows generally have become preposterously large . |
| 9 | I think they 're a very dangerous mode of education because they provide a very stereo-typed image of everything , everybody that they 're talking about if they 're talking about sex , they presume to be able bodied , they 're presumed to be white generally , they 're presumed to be heterosexual , if they 're talking about homosexual then , it 's definitely male lesbians |
| 10 | And video 's moving pictures also help learners concentrate because they provide a focus of attention while they listen . |
| 11 | C-fos and c-jun are of interest , though , not merely because they provide a key mechanistic link between early events at the cell membrane and nuclear protein synthesis , but because they only become active in cells showing plastic changes , and they can be measured and localized with exquisite sensitivity by variants of the autoradiographic techniques I have already described . |
| 12 | Consultant surgeon Alan Ridgway said : ‘ It would be a tragedy because they provide a vital service . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , there is no question of clamping down on the private shabashniki because they provide a valuable service , especially in the construction industry , which costs the state nothing . |
| 14 | The LIFESPAN Meta PI routines are so called because they provide a VMS command interface to LIFESPAN in a similar way to the Procedural Interface ( PI ) routines , but unlike PI they are supplied as executables for performing the following specific functions : Update Baseline , Directory Integrity Check , and Type Module . |
| 15 | ‘ Our books have always been popular because they provide a light-hearted , escapist , romantic read , ’ said a spokeswoman , Carol Cherry . |
| 16 | While they provide a context in which to appraise the changes made by the Act of 1935 , which was I think the purpose for which Mr. Whitaker cited them , I did not find them of direct assistance . |
| 17 | An undoubted limitation of liability rules in promoting managerial efficiency is that while they provide a deterrent , they can not , unlike the market and market-linked devices , create a more positive motivational environment . |
| 18 | More difficult to identify are the basic factors which are common to all human beings , but it is in these that the international marketer will be most interested , since they provide a basis upon which to market goods in a way which should have broad appeal . |
| 19 | However , so long as one is aware of their limitations , classifications are useful , since they provide a series of labels to attach to different eruptions , aiding recognition and simplifying the job of describing them . |
| 20 | Their main virtue in this respect is their currency , since they provide a pointer to likely public demand ( much of it stemming from the reviews themselves ) . |
| 21 | Such explanations are highly disembedded , and , like other aspects of disembedded thinking , they are of considerable educational significance , since they provide a means of checking that pupils actually understand what they are doing , and not just giving correct answers through chance , imitation , or rote learning . |
| 22 | Fifty to eighty percent of my time goes to meetings , either with one of my engineers or in development meetings , or in planning functions , or — we have a series of meetings set up with this group since they provide a service to us — and oh , I do n't know — ten to twenty percent of my time [ is spent ] on the phone … and the rest of my time , either in filling out forms that I have to fill out or thinking , sometimes . |
| 23 | Such ventures deserve support , for they provide a starting point for up-and-coming writers , and uncover important original material which budget-restricted professional historians no longer have the time to seek out . |
| 24 | Employers , too , will find NVQs highly beneficial for they provide a recognised and progressive pattern of proficiency and competence . |
| 25 | These are briefly described in Table 8.4 , and there are numerous examples which indicate that , overall , carefully managed agroforestry enterprises can be successful in so far as they provide a sustainable food supply and are environmentally conservational . |
| 26 | • When the flames are out , remove hot clothes but leave in place any which are seared to the flesh , as they provide a sterile protection . |