Example sentences of "be [conj] it provides " in BNC.

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1 Donald Davie has suggested that one reason for the explosion of theory is that it provides ‘ a stamping ground for the innumerable people in departments of English ( also of French , of German , of Classics ) who have energy and intelligence but no literary sensibility . ’
2 A third role of sleep is that it provides an opportunity for the growth and repair of tissues .
3 A justification for talk of abstract ideas is that it provides an explanation of how our thought and knowledge can be general ; ‘ how we can know any proposition to be true of all particular triangles , except we have first seen it demonstrated of the abstract idea of a triangle . ’
4 It has often been said — indeed I have said it myself — that the importance of the central dogma is that it provides a molecular explanation for Weismann 's theory of the independence of germ line and soma .
5 One advantage of accepting this conclusion is that it provides , with its assumption that the context can act as a retrieval cue , a ready account of the various contextual effects discussed in this chapter and in Chapter 3 .
6 The advantage of this arrangement is that it provides an efficient means of defence against predators .
7 Lengthy works of great technical excellence have been written on the subject of costing , but the acid test of a well-organised system is that it provides useful information to management under each of the above headings .
8 ‘ But the real danger of cocaine , ’ Robin-Anne continued softly , ‘ is that it provides ecstasy , Mr Breakspear . ’
9 All that we ask is that it provides public answers to the question most people in this country are asking .
10 The underlying rationale for any psychological or linguistic assessment is that it provides objective evidence which can be appropriately interpreted and evaluated .
11 The rationale for trying to obtain verbatim records of children 's speech in naturalistic settings is that it provides the best indication of what language a child actually uses in ordinary , everyday settings .
12 The particular relevance of that paper is that it provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on special needs and the under-fives , and a major theme pervading the NARE conference talk was the need to evolve policies of collective responsibility in the development of services to meet special needs of children under five , given the context that pre-school education is not statutory .
13 The importance of recognition as a goal is that it provides managers with unlimited opportunity .
14 The major drawback with the Byrne approach , however , is that it provides only an incidental guide to the way in which the services might be allocated between different types of local authority .
15 The joy of a golden thread approach is that it provides a way of moving between the past and the very different circumstances of the present .
16 … perhaps the main value of the Library-College movement is that it provides a speculative model for use in our thinking .
17 One other great advantage of the plate is that it provides a wide surface upon which to dry out .
18 The significance of this proposition is that it provides the basis for a theory of literary or poetic meaning which both distinguishes this meaning from the external world and relates it to it .
19 The innovation of the present paper is that it provides a formal model of union wage and membership determination where membership of the union is not compulsory .
20 One is that it provides scope for corruption ; e.g. , in the placing of government purchases , the allocation of commodities in excess demand , and in regulatory activities .
21 One of the differences , in my view , is that it provides a foot in the door for extremist parties of the sort that we do not want in Britain .
22 Thom 's main claim for his basic theory is that it provides a language enabling qualitative description of a system of moderate complexity embracing discontinuities .
23 Its importance is that it provides a potential link from Heriot-Watt University campus to the residential areas of Currie and Juniper Green .
24 A valuable feature of our case is that it provides a detailed profile of the natural history of EATCL over a period of 12 months from initial presentation to the introduction of chemotherapy .
25 The advantage of the new system from the employer 's point of view is that it provides a completely flexible framework of qualifications based on nationally accepted standards .
26 The value of the writing is that it provides points of reference for the voyager within .
27 A second important contribution made by the notion of implicature is that it provides some explicit account of how it is possible to mean ( in some general sense ) more than what is actually " said " ( i.e. more than what is literally expressed by the conventional sense of the linguistic expressions uttered ) .
28 A corollary is that it provides an account of how more can be communicated , in his rather strict sense of non-naturally meant , than what is actually said .
29 The answer is that it provides us with a way to understand evolution as a gradual , cumulative process .
30 The essential feature of the family centre is that it provides a service to the whole family and not just the child although family centres may also provide other child-centred services such as day care , out-of-school activities and child health clinics. ( d ) Support at home Local authorities must make appropriate provision for the following services to be available to children in need who are living with their families ( Sched 2 , para 8 ) : ( i ) advice , guidance and counselling ; ( ii ) occupational , social , cultural and recreational activities ; ( iii ) home help ( including laundry facilities ) ; ( iv ) transport or assistance with travel expenses to and from the home so that the child may take advantage of any service offered ; ( v ) assistance to enable the child and his family to have a holiday .
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