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

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 … perhaps the main value of the Library-College movement is that it provides a speculative model for use in our thinking .
5 One other great advantage of the plate is that it provides a wide surface upon which to dry out .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Its importance is that it provides a potential link from Heriot-Watt University campus to the residential areas of Currie and Juniper Green .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 A third role of sleep is that it provides an opportunity for the growth and repair of tissues .
14 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 . ’
15 The advantage of this arrangement is that it provides an efficient means of defence against predators .
16 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 .
17 What I did n't discover until recently was that it provides a bonus for organic gardeners .
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