verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done )
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Singapore's constitution provides for an elected president as head of state.
bring/provide benefits
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The new bridge has brought considerable benefits.
establish/create/provide an agenda (= begin to have an agenda )
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We need to establish an agenda for future research.
give sb ammunition/provide sb with ammunition
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His mistakes provided political opponents with even more ammunition.
give sb/offer/provide a chance
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I was given the chance to play the main part in the play.
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Sport provides a chance for you to get outside with friends.
give sb/provide the facts
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Newspapers have a duty to give their readers the facts.
give sb/provide training
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Employees should also be given adequate training in fire safety precautions.
give/go into/provide etc specifics
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Thurman was reluctant to go into specifics about the deal.
give/offer/provide reassurance
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They are offering practical help and reassurance.
give/provide a picture
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Her book gives us an interesting picture of ordinary people’s homes at the time.
give/provide a sample
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He said he had once fainted when giving a sample of blood.
give/provide an education
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The school aims to provide a good general education.
give/provide information
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a booklet giving information about local education services
give/provide protection ( also offer/afford protection formal )
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One dose of the vaccine provides protection against TB during childhood.
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They say they are afforded no protection whatsoever by the security forces.
give/provide shelter
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The trees gave shelter from the wind.
give/provide/offer an overview
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The report provides an overview of the recent policy changes.
offer/provide an alternative
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If your first choice is not available, we always have alternatives to offer.
provide a base
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It is essential to provide a sound base from which economic progress can be made.
provide a basis for sth
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The poem provided the basis for an interesting class discussion.
provide a challenge (= be an interesting one )
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Her new job provided a real challenge.
provide a clue
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Any information could provide the police with useful clues.
provide a commentary
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The helicopter was providing a running commentary to the police control room.
provide a comparison
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The test can be used to provide a comparison of a child's language development with that of other children.
provide a context for sth
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The study provides a context for future research.
provide a description formal
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The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s.
provide a focus
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The church provided a focus for the community.
provide a forecast
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Analysts usually provide growth forecasts for no more than two years ahead.
provide a habitat (= be suitable and available as a home for particular animals or plants )
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Marshes provide the habitat of many species of wading birds.
provide a perspective
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Their research is concerned with providing an alternative perspective on our past.
provide a setting
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The hotel provides an ideal setting for conferences.
provide amusement
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The park provides plenty of amusement for the children.
provide an account
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Freud has provided an account of the human psyche’s stages of development.
provide an example
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Our brochure provides examples of the different villas on offer.
provide an income
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The properties he rented out provided him with an income.
provide an outline
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The first chapter provides an outline of the theory of evolution.
provide assistance
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There is no doubt that the US will provide assistance.
provide care
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The charity provides care and shelter for homeless people.
provide cash
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Campaigners are urging the government to provide more cash for health care.
provide comfort
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Talking about your problems may provide some comfort.
provide coverage
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Satellite coverage of the Olympics was first provided in 1968.
provide employment (= offer jobs to people )
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The new power station will provide employment for around 400 people.
provide entertainment
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Dancers and musicians were on hand to provide entertainment.
provide facilities
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Recycling facilities are provided by the local council.
provide feedback
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How can I provide feedback without making someone angry?
provide help
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The goverment should do more to provide help for people who are looking for work.
provide help
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If you have to move, we provide financial help towards the cost.
provide inspiration for sth
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The Malvern Hills have provided inspiration for many artists.
provide (sb with) an estimate
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Could you ask him if he can provide us with an estimate?
provide sb with an incentive
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Good teachers provide their students with incentives to learn.
provide supervision
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The tutors also provide supervision for research students.
provide/administer treatment (= give someone treatment )
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Paramedics are trained to administer on-the-spot treatment to patients.
provided...pretext
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The incident provided the pretext for war.
provide/give proof
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You will be required to provide proof of your identity.
provide...impetus
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The report may provide further impetus for reform.
provide/offer a reminder
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The case has provided a chilling reminder of how violently some people react to foreigners.
provide/offer a service
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Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries.
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Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price.
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the supply of goods and services
provide/offer a solution
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I don't think that tourism will provide a long-term solution to rural employment problems.
provide/offer an explanation
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This theory may provide an explanation for the origins of the universe.
provide/offer contrast
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The plant is very attractive, and provides excellent contrast to other plants.
provide/offer/create a safe haven (for sb)
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The prime minister wanted to create a safe haven for the refugees.
provide/present/open up an opportunity
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The course also provides an opportunity to study Japanese.
provide/produce an analysis
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The report provided an analysis of the problems we need to address.
provides...insights
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The research provides new insights into the way we process language.
provide/supply details
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Hotels that join the scheme provide details of their accommodation and facilities.
provide/supply electricity (= produce electricity and make it available to people )
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The dam will provide water and electricity for 30 million people.
provide/supply equipment
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a contract to supply drilling equipment to the mine
provide/supply instructions (= give someone instructions )
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Detailed instructions are supplied with the software.
send/provide aid
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EU Ministers meeting in Belgium agreed to send humanitarian aid.
supply/provide energy
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The wind farm will provide enough energy for 100,000 homes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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We also provide interest free overdraft facilities in the first year of study.
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The group also provided the same service for the renovation of the Temple of Music and Art.
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This also provides an instant monitor of the distribution of actual and/or perceived problems presented by schools.
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The new contract, which Laws negotiated with the board, also provides additional compensation that is separate from the base salary.
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This also provides a valuable workshop for restoration of various projects, being a credit to all concerned.
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The increasing emphasis on meatless meals in restaurants and in cookbooks also provides inspiration to home cooks minding a budget.
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Rivers also provide a means of disposing of waste, and act as a transport medium.
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The language within the marks also provides a nice change from the narrative voice and gives your readers an interesting third-person perspective.
■ NOUN
act
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The Children Act provides a structure for working within them; but it does not provide a base for practice.
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However, like its predecessors, this reform act provided ample loopholes to those who wish to circumvent the legislation.
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In particular, the Act of 1988 provided a four-month transitional period.
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The Companies Act provides that companies must have directors but does not define their functions.
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The Legal Aid Act 1974 provides that solicitor and counsel may receive their remuneration only from the fund.
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But proposed tough legislation threatens the opportunities the Act provides .
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Sullivan felt sure that this final act would provide a logical conclusion to the investigation.
answer
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The intention is to make these publications easily readable with the objective of providing quick and basic answers to queries.
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They need to learn how to perform as facilitators who guide others toward self-discovery as well as experts who provide the answers .
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Examination of the theories which purport to provide an answer to this question is none the less important for a number of reasons.
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No one can provide definitive answers to these questions.
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Sampson has earned the opportunity to provide the answer .
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This stage of experiment should focus and direct inquiry by providing some answers to old questions and suggesting some new questions.
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Researchers hope that observations of behaviour within the hive will provide an answer .
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In some societies there is disagreement about this question, and many look to an authority source to provide the answer .
assistance
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When the need for assistance is not even recognised, there is considerable difficulty for any advice agency in providing assistance.
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It provides assistance to member states in improving safety practices in the chemical industry.
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Many people have kindly provided advice and assistance during the preparation of this catalogue.
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They provide technical assistance to teachers, especially in science subjects, and sometimes also deal with audio-visual equipment.
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He asked if the mechanics might stop on their way home and see if they could provide assistance .
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At what rate of interest will the Bank provide assistance when next it is asked?
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Legal aid is not available for representation, though advice and assistance under the Green Form scheme will provide assistance.
basis
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Neither of these styles provided the basis for the emergence of Aung San and Nu.
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An audit also provides a basis for dietitian / nutritionist accountability.
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Business planning also provides a rational basis for measuring performance and helps managers to work as a team.
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Such taxonomies provide us with a basis for thinking more clearly about the kinds of generalizations that we can articulate.
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Do moral arguments provide an unsatisfactory basis upon which to prohibit insider dealing?
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This provides a basis for its analytic determination.
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Application of the strong equivalence principle provides the basis for a definition of parallel transport in curved space time.
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It could provide the basis for a cheap, ecologically desirable, integrated transport system.
care
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Instead a growing number of elderly demented people were admitted because of the local authorities' failure to provide alternative care .
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Supporters argue that the measure would provide care centers protection from false accusations.
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They also perceive a danger that their skills in recruiting volunteers will be seen as a cheap way of providing care .
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Medicaid provides health care for the poor and eligible seniors.
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To provide specialist care on a selective or exclusive basis - for example, for families of a particular religious denomination or area.
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Some patients report troubles persuading their managed-care health plans to provide cutting-edge care .
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A new range of private law orders was introduced to provide for the care and upbringing of children.
clue
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Consequently, there are rarely any really diagnostic ceramic or metal artefacts that can provide any clue as to their age.
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The river bottom will also provide clues about the current.
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Genetic research may provide clues to overweight.
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Immunohistochemistry provides some clues , but caution must be exercised in drawing conclusions.
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The myth of the dismemberment of Dionysos by the Titans, however, provides a possible clue to the solution.
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The Parish Registers provide no obvious clue .
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A curious detail of the governance conflict between the Titans and Zeus provides a clue to their significance in Orphism.
company
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Most companies will provide one-off initial sums expecting to realise the investment within three to seven years.
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Both companies consequently emphasized providing leadership, developing subordinates, and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients.
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The company provided accommodation for those taking advantage of the week-end visits.
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All its scientific equipment is leased from a venture company that specializes in providing such equipment.
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Fishing companies simply need to provide fish bait for their fishermen.
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A cottage industry has even sprung up among companies that provide information about other people seeking information.
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Using recruitment companies Recruitment companies can provide an important service for the catering trade.
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As many as 60 companies are expected to provide the local service later this year.
detail
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Further Information - A 24 house answering service provides details of opening times and latest information on special exhibitions and forthcoming events.
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Ashcroft did not go into specifics of his plans publicly, but black lawmakers provided details given to them.
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Page 7 of this Update provides more details .
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Anderson said Apple has plans to further reduce its expenses but he declined to provide details .
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They provide details of the furnishings and fittings of each particular type of room.
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The official declined to provide more details .
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He can provide details of the job, our selection criteria and career opportunities.
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Thousands of pages of documents Gramm filed with the Federal Election Commission provide some details about where it all went.
evidence
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Psychophysical laws, in other words, provide no independent evidence for a physical basis of perception.
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Mary divorced her husband and became an important witness for police, providing evidence and the names of more victims.
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These experiments provide strong evidence for the existence of a system of abstract letter detectors.
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Many kinds of pollution provide visible evidence of their presence.
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Shells from marine and freshwater molluscs often provide evidence of the food eaten by inhabitants.
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Agreement is extremely close and provides little evidence for selection between families or against new seedling recruits.
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These provide evidence that, if Spenser's tract was not published before 1633, it obviously circulated in manuscript.
example
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The career of George Pearson provides an interesting example of the commercial and creative impulses fighting against each other in one person.
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Alfonsina Storni would not have objected to providing such an example .
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Rothenbuhler's experiments on the hygienic behaviour of bees provides a very clear example of the genetic control of behaviour.
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Healy provides a prIme example of this error.
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Cubicles for accommodation were also needed and Lydney Park provides an excellent example of these provisions.
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The pegging episode is discussed because it provides such a strong example of a purely accommodative policy.
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She provides her own examples of sudden changes in behaviour, some of which are very close to Pope's characters.
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This chapter has provided a variety of examples of how to win big by organizing small.
explanation
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I announce, expecting Mat to provide an explanation for this amazing event.
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And it provides a useful explanation for the power house that fuels certain cosmic sources.
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Without calling Josta a carbonated love potion, Pepsi provides a little explanation on the back of each can.
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Viewing professionalism as a market strategy provides an explanation for the differing rewards of various so-called professions.
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And they had to provide an explanation if they took any longer than five minutes.
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Certainly this can be done, though whether it provides any sort of explanation is questionable.
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Heather had never seen this in him before but it provided an explanation to something that had been bothering her.
facility
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He also insisted that any private bidders must prove that they are capable of providing better facilities at a reasonable price.
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Many authorities provide extensive occupational health facilities which are not available in all employment situations.
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Parks, moreover, can provide significant leisure facilities - and revenue - in their own right.
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If this service is not available press the council and local retailers to provide facilities for recycling.
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Until more people accept it and shops and restaurants provide proper facilities , bottle feeding is by far the easier option.
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The charity that provides the opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.
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It will provide the best facilities in the area for people suffering from mental health problems.
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The first priority is to provide sewage treatment facilities .
focus
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Less than two minutes away are the three pools which provide the daytime focus .
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That provided a focus , a dynamism, and a sense of obligation to their activities that had been missing before.
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And environmental factors provide an obvious focus for a consideration of preventive options.
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Detailing the study of specific groups provides a focus for research components and presents a more coherent view of research efforts.
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The duke, in other words, contributed to the royal connection as well as providing a focus for existing royal servants.
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An up-front market study can provide valuable insights and provide sharper focus for the subsequent search.
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Conclusion Simmel's work provides a focus for a review or the metamorphosis or the concept of objectification.
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The use of an analytical inventory to provide a focus for review sessions.
foundation
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What is stressed rather is that the same phenomenon provides the foundation for both historical tendencies.
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Yet throughout it all, the tomographic maps provided the foundation on which these other discoveries were raised.
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These arguments provide the foundation for Simmel's account of the contradictory nature of modern life.
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But are they providing information that will satisfy these needs and provide a foundation for successful strategies and meaningful performance measurement?
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Consequently, they had to drop concrete piles 8 metres into the soil to provide a foundation .
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A tribunal is master of its own procedure, and this provides the foundation from which it can permit such representation.
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This identification of the problems provides the foundation for the solving of these endemic deficiencies.
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Good relationships and good communications will provide the best foundation for making the right decisions for the school.
framework
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One of the functions of that difficult process is to provide a ritualistic framework within which people can function.
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These agendas provide the framework and parameters within which they act.
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Henceforth this system provided the framework for his preoccupation with the problems of the extinction and origin of species.
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This hierarchy provides the framework upon which textual units are dynamically aggregated to satisfy varying user requirements.
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LEAs can offer schools significant support in maintaining the balance, and can provide appropriate frameworks to encourage this.
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By providing an intellectual framework through which people interpret reality and understand history it must of necessity shape our culture.
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The markets, while not identical with fields, provide a skeleton framework for the latter.
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This module provides a research framework to help teachers examine some aspect of their own professional development.
incentive
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This should provide you with the incentive to train harder and achieve even more.
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Meantime, businesses increasingly are providing employee incentives to reduce traffic.
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This will provide them with an incentive for continuing their education. 14.
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They provide another incentive to include skimmia in the garden.
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The current low gas price does not provide any incentive for the massive use of gas in power generation.
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He wanted to provide Marcy with incentives .
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It is these private goods, available only through union membership, which may provide the incentive to join for potential members.
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The commission provides the incentive and opportunity for higher earnings.
information
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While definitive answers may not yet be possible, recent court hearings and interviews with Lee's colleagues have provided new information .
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Westrell seemed flattered and provided some information about McCord, his friends and his background.
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There are excellent review articles in, for example, Advances in Polymer Science, which provide up-to-date information .
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Here I will briefly comment on a few items and themes in the unpublished section of the commentary which provide significant information .
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The agencies have previously provided information by address.
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In these conditions serum pepsinogen C provides additional diagnostic information , especially when expressed as pepsinogen A:C ratio.
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The second it to ask the suppliers to provide information on the correlation between different census variables and the various geodemographic systems.
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The initial aim of the network was to provide information about women working in grassroots organisations, health care and politics.
insight
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An up-front market study can provide valuable insights and provide sharper focus for the subsequent search.
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They are included to provide insight into the conceptual underpinnings of the team-based, decentralized approach.
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A visitor centre provides a fascinating insight into this traditional farming method.
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They provide the only insights you can be sure nobody shares. 9.
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This model provides considerable insight , but is not complete.
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Even simple models can provide new insights .
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This capability provides even greater insight into the structural significance of anomalies and trends than conventional image-based systems do.
means
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One further possibility is that the extracellular material provides a means of communication.
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People who work provide the means by which we get the goods and services we want.
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Rivers also provide a means of disposing of waste, and act as a transport medium.
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This is to provide a means of transmitting payments.
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In other words, cyberspace provides a means for individual expression that would not be appropriate or acceptable in real life.
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Freud acknowledges the unconscious and provides a means of exploring it and of living with it.
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This culture provides both the means and the incentives for discovering and remedying errors.
opportunity
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On the one hand this provides an excellent opportunity for the group to tap into a wide diversity of views.
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In fact, it might even provide an opportunity to convert them.
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How do you ensure that Compacts provide equal opportunities for all?
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How accessible must education be for a society to provide equality of opportunity to those who dwell within its borders?
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Paneth was a keen traveller, an interest which provided many opportunities for photography.
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A job program that provides genuinely equal opportunities for ghetto boys and girls will only reinforce the girls' economic edge.
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Stepping to the open side provides more target opportunities , but also gives the opponent opportunities too.
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These post-demonstration activities provide students with an opportunity to review the demonstration and the new vocabulary.
protection
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It may provide protection for its members as with a trade union.
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The General Accounting Office reports that airbags do not provide adequate protection for small children and others not sitting in normal position.
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Thus breastfeeding provides some contraceptive protection .
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Supporters argue that the measure would provide care centers protection from false accusations.
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Compared to open-reel tape machines they are also easier to load and store and provide better protection for the tape.
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In turn, the nearby uncut patches of forest provide the shy animals protection .
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The collar is cut high to provide good face protection in high winds.
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The world was less kind to Storni, for whom paternalism provided no protection .
service
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In addition, the county might end up charging the new cities for services it once provided free.
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Lettings are encouraged, not only by the head and governors, but by the service provided by the caretaker.
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Fire-fighting and other services are being provided for the area at a cost of more than $ 170, 000 a year.
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Determine how these services will be provided efficiently and well.
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None of these public services had previously been provided by the city.
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As with all services provided by the Regional Council you may also contact your local Regional Councillor.
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On-line services are providing different but equally rich information to analysts.
support
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My own work on middle school teachers provides some support for this view.
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Another new company will be based in California to provide administrative and support services for the combined companies.
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From April 1st, the responsibility for providing support will be transferred to local councils.
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We provide the support to get customers up and running and allow their system to operate over the Internet.
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The ceiling had a double layer of plywood, which would provide strong support .
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All these departments provide a support service to the Group in their specialised fields.
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Such feedback can be valuable as a reality check and provide you support when you actually implement your plan.
system
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The honours system provides governments with a means of distributing favours at no cost.
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The immune system provides another example.
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The University of Maryland System could provide that, but Maryland taxpayers should not make up the difference; federal taxpayers should.
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We believe that in future clinical computer systems will provide support for making detailed clinical decisions.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lay/provide the foundation(s) for sth
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Tests on healthy people may lay the foundation for a vaccine to prevent AIDS.
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I think you have to lay the foundation for your success in terms of defense and rebounding.
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It laid the foundation for an organisation with greater appeal to the deaf themselves, particularly the young.
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These arguments provide the foundation for Simmel's account of the contradictory nature of modern life.
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This theory also laid the foundation for the modern revolution in our understanding of the deepest parts of the earth.
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To generate fundamental knowledge that can lay the foundation for future advances in high-performance computing and communications.
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We could say that she is laying the foundations for dressing herself later on.
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What is stressed rather is that the same phenomenon provides the foundation for both historical tendencies.
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While incomplete, the steps that were taken laid the foundation for Workplace 2000.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Free parking is provided for hotel guests.
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Liz's painful story provides a clear example of the dangers of drug abuse.
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The money will be used to provide the school with new computer equipment.
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The university should provide more facilities for disabled students.
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Your bank should be able to provide financial advice.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Game theory provides the appropriate vehicle of study.
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He told the rancher he wanted a place where he could develop as an artist, and Shipp provided it.
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His despairing tackle merely provided an easy far-post chance for Artak Minasyan.
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Most of these ideas are ill-founded, some are downright harmful, and a few actually provide some relief.
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Petrographic descriptions have been provided for core plugs from five wells.
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The Labour party believes in service and in spending money wisely on providing that service.
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Unfortunately, public affairs do not provide this degree of predetermination and control.
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Yet a link was sometimes provided by music, where the cathedral organist was involved with diocesan music festivals and other events.