Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun sg] [vb mod] provide " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 2 | The above clause could therefore be redrafted as The Customer shall provide such temporary roadways , footways , scaffolding and such other equipment , of whatever kind , as may be necessary for the safe installation of the goods or The Customer shall provide all the equipment , of whatever kind , which may be necessary for the safe installation of the goods . |
| 3 | Indeed , where the vendor can provide Newco with no warranty protection at all ( for example where the business is being bought from a receiver ) , it is common practice for the vendor to transfer the targeted assets and specified liabilities on an intra-group basis to a newly formed target company , which is then sold to Newco . |
| 4 | The pessimistic tone provides little hope that the Bundesbank will provide scope for Britain to reduce interest rates . |
| 5 | The other system requires a device to measure the load in the cable or to control the maximum pull that the vehicle will provide . |
| 6 | They would be able to see that the doctrine could provide criteria whereby they could settle for themselves their own problems , such for example , as that of differentiating between the prickings of conscience and the spiritual crushings of a guilt complex . |
| 7 | These two criteria will determine the extent to which it is felt that the test can provide a meaningful assessment of children who may have additional articulatory , sensory or physical disorders , as well as possible linguistic difficulties . |
| 8 | This did not mean a slavish copying of mediaeval motifs , but rather that the style would provide a basis from which a future architecture would develop , using modern materials and techniques . |
| 9 | Mr Clark told The Scotsman that the nursery would provide places for 20 children aged three to five plus eight full-time and two part-time jobs . |
| 10 | ‘ It was also thought that the system would provide more flotation in water , and provide better protection if the crew came down in desert or Artic conditions . |
| 11 | And Dean set up ATP with backing from RKO , although he was to be rapidly disappointed in his expectation that the company would provide him both with technical expertise and favourable distribution in the US . |
| 12 | It was decided that the school would provide packages for the following functions : 1 . |
| 13 | The Severn estuary 's tidal range is 11 metres , the second biggest in the world , and the Department of Energy forecasts that the barrage could provide 8GW of electricity per year . |
| 14 | If the hon. Member for Monklands , West ( Mr. Clarke ) had any confidence that he would be in government , he would know that the Bill would provide him with the power to decide when to establish the council . |
| 15 | It might not be a wholly popular view among pundits , but I am sure that it will be wholly popular among the people that the Bill should provide the power to impose deterrent sentences . |
| 16 | Last November Mr Brooke announced that the government would provide the necessary funds for the completion of the new building . |
| 17 | In what was widely interpreted as a bid for electoral advantage — securing Florida 's 25 electoral college votes was seen as essential if Bush was to win re-election to the White House — the President also announced that the government would provide 100 per cent federal reimbursement to local authorities for recovery operations , rather than the 75 per cent customary in such cases . |
| 18 | Guided by these principles , the ‘ Beveridge plan ’ assumed that the government would provide family allowances , create a comprehensive health service and maintain full employment . |
| 19 | Sir Wyn also promised that the Government would provide whatever cash assistance was necessary for action at Llandudno General Hospital , which was badly hit by the floods . |
| 20 | Sir Wyn also gave an undertaking that the government would provide whatever cash assistance was necessary for action at Llandudno General Hospital , which was badly hit by the floods . |
| 21 | Nobody thought trade could be carried on in India without a network of factories and fortifications , which meant that there would have to be a company with a charter to run them — the idea that the government might provide them would have struck the merchants as inappropriate and would have alarmed the politicians who would have had to impose taxes to pay for them . |
| 22 | I hope that the Government will provide time for a proper debate on Council of Europe affairs . |
| 23 | There is a legitimate expectation that the Government will provide the resources , in terms of both personnel and finance , to ensure the security of all the people of Northern Ireland . |
| 24 | Wimpey has regular meetings with senior officials from the Treasury and other departments and we have every expectation that the Government will provide the commercial support necessary to make such projects financially viable . |
| 25 | They claim that the STV can provide PR of shades of opinion — more frankly , differences of opinion — within political parties . |
| 26 | It is suggested that the Commissioner would provide a good model for the establishment of similar posts in other areas of dispute . |
| 27 | 6 IN THE EVENT of the Publisher being involved in or threatened with legal proceedings arising from the publication of the Work , the Authors agree to provide such assistance as may be requested by the Publisher PROVIDED THAT the Publisher shall provide the Authors with a satisfactory indemnity as to costs whenever assistance is required for proceedings brought or threatened in circumstances where the Publisher is unable to recover under the warranty and indemnity in clause 5 . |
| 28 | While the consultation paper claims that ‘ the legislation should leave full scope for professional judgement ’ and while it insists that the law will provide a framework , ‘ not a straitjacket ’ , there are many who will see the legislation as the culmination of a strategy to whip teachers into line . |
| 29 | It is not by accident that the countries within the ERM — viz Spain and Ireland — and countries shadowing the system — such as Sweden and Norway — believe that the price of higher than warranted interest rates , from their domestic point of view , is nevertheless worth paying , in return for the longer-term stability that the ERM will provide . |
| 30 | Well Madam Speaker , we 'll start making progress when members opposite realise that jobs come from companies being competitive , from private enterprise being able to sell goods and services competitively and it is members opposite who believe that the state can provide employment on this of the house we believe that government agencies can assist the market to operate effectively and real jobs will come from free enterprise which members opposite stand against . |