providepro‧vide /prəˈvaɪd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] 
Tea and biscuits will be provided.provide something for somebody The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.provide somebody with something The project is designed to provide young people with work.2to produce something useful as a result: We are hoping the enquiry will provide an explanation for the accident.provide somebody with something The search provided the police with several vital clues.3provide that formal if a law or rule provides that something must happen, it states that it must happenGRAMMAR: Patterns with provide• You provide something for someone: · We provide information for parents.• You provide someone with something: · We provide parents with information. ✗Don’t say: We provide parents information.provide against something phrasal verb formal to make plans in order to deal with a bad situation that might happen: Health insurance will provide against loss of income if you become ill.provide for somebody/something phrasal verb1to give someone the things they need to live, such as money, food etc: Without work, how can I provide for my children?2formal if a law, rule, or plan provides for something, it states that something will be done and makes it possible for it to be done: The new constitution provides for a 650-seat legislature.3formal to make plans in order to deal with something that might happen in the future: Commanders failed to provide for an attack by sea.
WORD ORIGINprovide
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin providere ‘to see ahead, provide’, from videre ‘to see’VERB TABLE
provide
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | provide |
| he, she, it | provides | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | provided |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have provided |
| he, she, it | has provided | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had provided |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will provide |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have provided |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am providing |
| he, she, it | is providing | |
| you, we, they | are providing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was providing |
| you, we, they | were providing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been providing |
| he, she, it | has been providing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been providing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be providing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been providing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Free parking is provided for hotel guests.
- Liz's painful story provides a clear example of the dangers of drug abuse.
- The money will be used to provide the school with new computer equipment.
- The university should provide more facilities for disabled students.
- Your bank should be able to provide financial advice.
- Game theory provides the appropriate vehicle of study.
- He told the rancher he wanted a place where he could develop as an artist, and Shipp provided it.
- His despairing tackle merely provided an easy far-post chance for Artak Minasyan.
- Most of these ideas are ill-founded, some are downright harmful, and a few actually provide some relief.
- Petrographic descriptions have been provided for core plugs from five wells.
- The Labour party believes in service and in spending money wisely on providing that service.
- Unfortunately, public affairs do not provide this degree of predetermination and control.
- Yet a link was sometimes provided by music, where the cathedral organist was involved with diocesan music festivals and other events.
Longman Language Activatorto provide something that is needed
if a person or organization provides something, they make it available for someone who needs it or wants it: · Your bank should be able to provide financial advice.provide something for somebody: · Free parking is provided for hotel guests.· The university should provide more facilities for disabled students.provide somebody with something: · The money will be used to provide the school with new computer equipment.
to provide things for people, especially regularly and over a long period of time: supply something to somebody: · The company supplies fish to local shops and restaurants.supply somebody with something: · The US government was accused of supplying the rebels with arms and equipment.
to provide money for a person or organization so that they can do something: · The museum is funded by the local authority.· They suspect that the rebels are being funded by Western governments.
make something available to people if they want or need it, especially something that will be good for them, such as help, advice, or a chance to do something: offer something to somebody: · The booklet offers practical advice to new parents.offer somebody something: · The prison now offers inmates the chance to study and take exams.offer something: · The shelter offers some protection from the icy winds.· Sending goods by road offers greater speed and flexibility.
to provide a person, group, or organization with the things they need for a particular kind of activity or work: equip somebody with something: · Police officers have been equipped with batons and riot shields in preparation for tonight's match.· We try to equip our students with the skills they will need in the world of work.
if an organization or someone in an official position issues equipment, clothes, weapons etc, they provide these things because people need them: issue somebody with something: · Police in Britain are not usually issued with guns.· Visitors are issued with identity cards to wear inside the factory.issue something to somebody: · Blankets and warm clothes will be issued to those who need them.
British to provide things such as food or entertainment, so that they are available when people want them: lay on something: · I've asked the catering manager to lay on refreshments at the meeting.be laid on: · Games and entertainment were laid on in the afternoon.
informal to provide someone with something that they need, especially in an unexpected situation: · Can you fix me up with a bed for the night?· I took the car to a nearby garage, and they managed to fix me up with a new tyre.
to provide a service for a particular group of people also cater to to provide services to a group of people, especially a group that has particular problems or particular needs: · The hostel caters for single people who are unable to find affordable accommodation.· The market now caters mainly to tourists.be well catered for: · Children are well catered for at the Hotel Paradiso.cater to somebody's every need: · Cabin staff will cater to your every need.
to provide a service for a very large group of people, especially those living in a particular area: · He served the community for over thirty years as a head teacher.· The new bus route will serve the villages to the west of York.serve the needs of somebody: · The center was opened four months ago to serve the health needs of a low-income neighborhood.
to provide a service for a particular group of people, especially one that they really need: · The nursing home provides for all the needs of the elderly.· Local authorities must provide for the education of all children with learning difficulties.
something that is provided a system of supplying things that people need, such as food or medicine: supply of: · We need to improve the supply of food to the area affected by the floods.· The steel industry depends on a regular supply of raw materials.water/blood/electricity etc supply: · The patient suffered a sudden decrease in the blood supply to part of her brain.· The drought is threatening the water supply in some areas.
a continuous supply of something, especially from one place to another: · the flow of oil from the Middle East· The civil war has severely disrupted the flow of humanitarian aid to the region.
an organization or system that provides something for people, or the product or help it provides: · A private car service is available from the airport.· Electrical service was cut off for up to five hours in some parts of the country yesterday.provide/perform a service: · The business, if properly regulated, performs a useful service for lottery winners.
a company or country that supplies things to people a company or country that supplies things to people: supplier of: · one of the world's biggest suppliers of defense equipmentthe main/major supplier: · The company is now the main supplier of educational software to schools.
a company or organization that provides a service for customers: education/health/healthcare provider: · schools, colleges and other education providersservice provider: · The company is now one of the regions main Internet service providers.provider of: · a leading provider of personal financial services
to provide money for someone else to live on to provide money for your family to live on: · When she was unemployed it was very difficult to provide for her children.· A life insurance policy enables you to provide for your family after your death.well provided for: · He left his family well-provided for.
to provide enough money for someone to pay for all the things they need, especially if you do this by working: · He has a wife and two children to support.· A lot of people can barely earn enough to support themselves, let alone their families.· My parents didn't have to support me when I was at college because I received a grant.
British to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to, especially to support children of yours that you no longer live with: · Maintenance will be paid until the child reaches 18 or leaves full-time education.
to pay a regular amount of money to help support children of yours that you no longer live with: · He had been paying child support for his two children since 1985.
to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to: · The judge ordered McFadden to pay alimony of $2,400 a month.
to tell someone the reason for something to tell someone why something happened: · I knew she was annoyed, but she wouldn't say why.· Can anyone tell us why there are no buses today?
to tell someone the reason for something, so that they understand the situation better: · She just doesn't like me. How else can you explain her behaviour?· I don't have time to explain now - just come with me quickly!explain why/how/what etc: · Doctors are unable to explain why the disease spread so quickly.explain that: · Sarah explained that she hadn't been feeling well recently.explain to: · It was difficult explaining to the children why their father was leaving home.
to tell someone why you are doing something, especially something surprising: · "He says he's not coming." "Oh, did he give a reason?"give somebody a reason: · The landlord told us we had to go, but we were never given any reason.
to tell someone the reason for something that has happened, especially when people are looking for a reason to explain it: · If you walked home, how do you account for the fact that a witness said he saw you driving your van?· It is difficult to account for the big differences in their scores.
to tell someone the reason why something happened when they have asked you to explain. Provide an explanation is more formal than come up with an explanation: · In an attempt to provide an explanation she said she thought I had given her permission to be absent.· After failing to come up with an adequate explanation, Jones was arrested for robbery.
to tell someone why something that seems wrong is in fact right: · How can you justify the expense?justify doing something: · How can you possibly justify charging four pounds for a glass of beer?
to tell someone the reason why you did something or why something happened, with the intention of making them think you have not done anything wrong or bad: explain away something: · George was trying to explain away his outburst, saying that he'd been under a lot of pressure.· The government tried to explain away the police's unexpected brutality, but this only led to rioting.explain something away: · But there's broken glass all over the floor - how are we going to explain that away?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES His mistakes provided political opponents with even more ammunition. How can I provide feedback without making someone angry? The report may provide further impetus for reform. The research provides new insights into the way we process language. The incident provided the pretext for war. They are offering practical help and reassurance. The prime minister wanted to create a safe haven for the refugees. Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries. Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price. the supply of goods and services Thurman was reluctant to go into specifics about the deal.
The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.· Freud has provided an account of the human psyche’s stages of development.
(=begin to have an agenda)· We need to establish an agenda for future research.
· EU Ministers meeting in Belgium agreed to send humanitarian aid.
· If your first choice is not available, we always have alternatives to offer.
His mistakes provided political opponents with even more ammunition.· The park provides plenty of amusement for the children.
· The report provided an analysis of the problems we need to address.
· There is no doubt that the US will provide assistance.
· It is essential to provide a sound base from which economic progress can be made.
· The poem provided the basis for an interesting class discussion.
· The new bridge has brought considerable benefits.
· The charity provides care and shelter for homeless people.
· Campaigners are urging the government to provide more cash for health care.
(=be an interesting one)· Her new job provided a real challenge.
· I was given the chance to play the main part in the play.· Sport provides a chance for you to get outside with friends.
· Any information could provide the police with useful clues.
· Talking about your problems may provide some comfort.
· The helicopter was providing a running commentary to the police control room.
· The test can be used to provide a comparison of a child's language development with that of other children.
(=it says something must be done)· Singapore's constitution provides for an elected president as head of state.
· The study provides a context for future research.
· The plant is very attractive, and provides excellent contrast to other plants.
· Satellite coverage of the Olympics was first provided in 1968.
formal· The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s.
· Hotels that join the scheme provide details of their accommodation and facilities.
· The school aims to provide a good general education.
(=produce electricity and make it available to people)· The dam will provide water and electricity for 30 million people.
(=offer jobs to people)· The new power station will provide employment for around 400 people.
· The wind farm will provide enough energy for 100,000 homes.
· Dancers and musicians were on hand to provide entertainment.
· a contract to supply drilling equipment to the mine
· Could you ask him if he can provide us with an estimate?
· Our brochure provides examples of the different villas on offer.
· This theory may provide an explanation for the origins of the universe.
· Recycling facilities are provided by the local council.
· Newspapers have a duty to give their readers the facts.
How can I provide feedback without making someone angry?· The church provided a focus for the community.
· Analysts usually provide growth forecasts for no more than two years ahead.
(=be suitable and available as a home for particular animals or plants)· Marshes provide the habitat of many species of wading birds.
· The government should do more to provide help for people who are looking for work.
· If you have to move, we provide financial help towards the cost.
The report may provide further impetus for reform.· Good teachers provide their students with incentives to learn.
· The properties he rented out provided him with an income.
· a booklet giving information about local education services
The research provides new insights into the way we process language.· The Malvern Hills have provided inspiration for many artists.
(=give someone instructions)· Detailed instructions are supplied with the software.
· The local council provides transport services.
· The local council provide transport services.
· The course also provides an opportunity to study Japanese.
· The first chapter provides an outline of the theory of evolution.
· The report provides an overview of the recent policy changes.
· Their research is concerned with providing an alternative perspective on our past.
· Her book gives us an interesting picture of ordinary people’s homes at the time.
The incident provided the pretext for war.· You will be required to provide proof of your identity.
(also offer/afford protection formal)· One dose of the vaccine provides protection against TB during childhood.· They say they are afforded no protection whatsoever by the security forces.
They are offering practical help and reassurance.· The case has provided a chilling reminder of how violently some people react to foreigners.
The prime minister wanted to create a safe haven for the refugees.· He said he had once fainted when giving a sample of blood.
Datapost offers a delivery service to over 160 countries. Our aim is to provide the best service at the lowest price. the supply of goods and services· The hotel provides an ideal setting for conferences.
· The trees gave shelter from the wind.
· I don't think that tourism will provide a long-term solution to rural employment problems.
Thurman was reluctant to go into specifics about the deal.· The tutors also provide supervision for research students.
· Employees should also be given adequate training in fire safety precautions.
(=give someone treatment)· Paramedics are trained to administer on-the-spot treatment to patients.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· We also provide interest free overdraft facilities in the first year of study.· The group also provided the same service for the renovation of the Temple of Music and Art.· This also provides an instant monitor of the distribution of actual and/or perceived problems presented by schools.· The new contract, which Laws negotiated with the board, also provides additional compensation that is separate from the base salary.· This also provides a valuable workshop for restoration of various projects, being a credit to all concerned.· The increasing emphasis on meatless meals in restaurants and in cookbooks also provides inspiration to home cooks minding a budget.· Rivers also provide a means of disposing of waste, and act as a transport medium.· The language within the marks also provides a nice change from the narrative voice and gives your readers an interesting third-person perspective.
NOUN· The Children Act provides a structure for working within them; but it does not provide a base for practice.· However, like its predecessors, this reform act provided ample loopholes to those who wish to circumvent the legislation.· In particular, the Act of 1988 provided a four-month transitional period.· The Companies Act provides that companies must have directors but does not define their functions.· The Legal Aid Act 1974 provides that solicitor and counsel may receive their remuneration only from the fund.· But proposed tough legislation threatens the opportunities the Act provides.· Sullivan felt sure that this final act would provide a logical conclusion to the investigation.
· The intention is to make these publications easily readable with the objective of providing quick and basic answers to queries.· They need to learn how to perform as facilitators who guide others toward self-discovery as well as experts who provide the answers.· Examination of the theories which purport to provide an answer to this question is none the less important for a number of reasons.· No one can provide definitive answers to these questions.· Sampson has earned the opportunity to provide the answer.· This stage of experiment should focus and direct inquiry by providing some answers to old questions and suggesting some new questions.· Researchers hope that observations of behaviour within the hive will provide an answer.· In some societies there is disagreement about this question, and many look to an authority source to provide the answer.
· When the need for assistance is not even recognised, there is considerable difficulty for any advice agency in providing assistance.· It provides assistance to member states in improving safety practices in the chemical industry.· Many people have kindly provided advice and assistance during the preparation of this catalogue.· They provide technical assistance to teachers, especially in science subjects, and sometimes also deal with audio-visual equipment.· He asked if the mechanics might stop on their way home and see if they could provide assistance.· At what rate of interest will the Bank provide assistance when next it is asked?· Legal aid is not available for representation, though advice and assistance under the Green Form scheme will provide assistance.
· Neither of these styles provided the basis for the emergence of Aung San and Nu.· An audit also provides a basis for dietitian / nutritionist accountability.· Business planning also provides a rational basis for measuring performance and helps managers to work as a team.· Such taxonomies provide us with a basis for thinking more clearly about the kinds of generalizations that we can articulate.· Do moral arguments provide an unsatisfactory basis upon which to prohibit insider dealing?· This provides a basis for its analytic determination.· Application of the strong equivalence principle provides the basis for a definition of parallel transport in curved space time.· It could provide the basis for a cheap, ecologically desirable, integrated transport system.
· Instead a growing number of elderly demented people were admitted because of the local authorities' failure to provide alternative care.· Supporters argue that the measure would provide care centers protection from false accusations.· They also perceive a danger that their skills in recruiting volunteers will be seen as a cheap way of providing care.· Medicaid provides health care for the poor and eligible seniors.· To provide specialist care on a selective or exclusive basis - for example, for families of a particular religious denomination or area.· Some patients report troubles persuading their managed-care health plans to provide cutting-edge care.· A new range of private law orders was introduced to provide for the care and upbringing of children.
· Consequently, there are rarely any really diagnostic ceramic or metal artefacts that can provide any clue as to their age.· The river bottom will also provide clues about the current.· Genetic research may provide clues to overweight.· Immunohistochemistry provides some clues, but caution must be exercised in drawing conclusions.· The myth of the dismemberment of Dionysos by the Titans, however, provides a possible clue to the solution.· The Parish Registers provide no obvious clue.· A curious detail of the governance conflict between the Titans and Zeus provides a clue to their significance in Orphism.
· Most companies will provide one-off initial sums expecting to realise the investment within three to seven years.· Both companies consequently emphasized providing leadership, developing subordinates, and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients.· The company provided accommodation for those taking advantage of the week-end visits.· All its scientific equipment is leased from a venture company that specializes in providing such equipment.· Fishing companies simply need to provide fish bait for their fishermen.· A cottage industry has even sprung up among companies that provide information about other people seeking information.· Using recruitment companies Recruitment companies can provide an important service for the catering trade.· As many as 60 companies are expected to provide the local service later this year.
· Further Information - A 24 house answering service provides details of opening times and latest information on special exhibitions and forthcoming events.· Ashcroft did not go into specifics of his plans publicly, but black lawmakers provided details given to them.· Page 7 of this Update provides more details.· Anderson said Apple has plans to further reduce its expenses but he declined to provide details.· They provide details of the furnishings and fittings of each particular type of room.· The official declined to provide more details.· He can provide details of the job, our selection criteria and career opportunities.· Thousands of pages of documents Gramm filed with the Federal Election Commission provide some details about where it all went.
· Psychophysical laws, in other words, provide no independent evidence for a physical basis of perception.· Mary divorced her husband and became an important witness for police, providing evidence and the names of more victims.· These experiments provide strong evidence for the existence of a system of abstract letter detectors.· Many kinds of pollution provide visible evidence of their presence.· Shells from marine and freshwater molluscs often provide evidence of the food eaten by inhabitants.· Agreement is extremely close and provides little evidence for selection between families or against new seedling recruits.· These provide evidence that, if Spenser's tract was not published before 1633, it obviously circulated in manuscript.
· The career of George Pearson provides an interesting example of the commercial and creative impulses fighting against each other in one person.· Alfonsina Storni would not have objected to providing such an example.· Rothenbuhler's experiments on the hygienic behaviour of bees provides a very clear example of the genetic control of behaviour.· Healy provides a prIme example of this error.· Cubicles for accommodation were also needed and Lydney Park provides an excellent example of these provisions.· The pegging episode is discussed because it provides such a strong example of a purely accommodative policy.· She provides her own examples of sudden changes in behaviour, some of which are very close to Pope's characters.· This chapter has provided a variety of examples of how to win big by organizing small.
· I announce, expecting Mat to provide an explanation for this amazing event.· And it provides a useful explanation for the power house that fuels certain cosmic sources.· Without calling Josta a carbonated love potion, Pepsi provides a little explanation on the back of each can.· Viewing professionalism as a market strategy provides an explanation for the differing rewards of various so-called professions.· And they had to provide an explanation if they took any longer than five minutes.· Certainly this can be done, though whether it provides any sort of explanation is questionable.· Heather had never seen this in him before but it provided an explanation to something that had been bothering her.
· He also insisted that any private bidders must prove that they are capable of providing better facilities at a reasonable price.· Many authorities provide extensive occupational health facilities which are not available in all employment situations.· Parks, moreover, can provide significant leisure facilities - and revenue - in their own right.· If this service is not available press the council and local retailers to provide facilities for recycling.· Until more people accept it and shops and restaurants provide proper facilities, bottle feeding is by far the easier option.· The charity that provides the opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.· It will provide the best facilities in the area for people suffering from mental health problems.· The first priority is to provide sewage treatment facilities.
· Less than two minutes away are the three pools which provide the daytime focus.· That provided a focus, a dynamism, and a sense of obligation to their activities that had been missing before.· And environmental factors provide an obvious focus for a consideration of preventive options.· Detailing the study of specific groups provides a focus for research components and presents a more coherent view of research efforts.· The duke, in other words, contributed to the royal connection as well as providing a focus for existing royal servants.· An up-front market study can provide valuable insights and provide sharper focus for the subsequent search.· Conclusion Simmel's work provides a focus for a review or the metamorphosis or the concept of objectification.· The use of an analytical inventory to provide a focus for review sessions.
· What is stressed rather is that the same phenomenon provides the foundation for both historical tendencies.· Yet throughout it all, the tomographic maps provided the foundation on which these other discoveries were raised.· These arguments provide the foundation for Simmel's account of the contradictory nature of modern life.· But are they providing information that will satisfy these needs and provide a foundation for successful strategies and meaningful performance measurement?· Consequently, they had to drop concrete piles 8 metres into the soil to provide a foundation.· A tribunal is master of its own procedure, and this provides the foundation from which it can permit such representation.· This identification of the problems provides the foundation for the solving of these endemic deficiencies.· Good relationships and good communications will provide the best foundation for making the right decisions for the school.
· One of the functions of that difficult process is to provide a ritualistic framework within which people can function.· These agendas provide the framework and parameters within which they act.· Henceforth this system provided the framework for his preoccupation with the problems of the extinction and origin of species.· This hierarchy provides the framework upon which textual units are dynamically aggregated to satisfy varying user requirements.· LEAs can offer schools significant support in maintaining the balance, and can provide appropriate frameworks to encourage this.· By providing an intellectual framework through which people interpret reality and understand history it must of necessity shape our culture.· The markets, while not identical with fields, provide a skeleton framework for the latter.· This module provides a research framework to help teachers examine some aspect of their own professional development.
· This should provide you with the incentive to train harder and achieve even more.· Meantime, businesses increasingly are providing employee incentives to reduce traffic.· This will provide them with an incentive for continuing their education. 14.· They provide another incentive to include skimmia in the garden.· The current low gas price does not provide any incentive for the massive use of gas in power generation.· He wanted to provide Marcy with incentives.· It is these private goods, available only through union membership, which may provide the incentive to join for potential members.· The commission provides the incentive and opportunity for higher earnings.
· While definitive answers may not yet be possible, recent court hearings and interviews with Lee's colleagues have provided new information.· Westrell seemed flattered and provided some information about McCord, his friends and his background.· There are excellent review articles in, for example, Advances in Polymer Science, which provide up-to-date information.· Here I will briefly comment on a few items and themes in the unpublished section of the commentary which provide significant information.· The agencies have previously provided information by address.· In these conditions serum pepsinogen C provides additional diagnostic information, especially when expressed as pepsinogen A:C ratio.· The second it to ask the suppliers to provide information on the correlation between different census variables and the various geodemographic systems.· The initial aim of the network was to provide information about women working in grassroots organisations, health care and politics.
· An up-front market study can provide valuable insights and provide sharper focus for the subsequent search.· They are included to provide insight into the conceptual underpinnings of the team-based, decentralized approach.· A visitor centre provides a fascinating insight into this traditional farming method.· They provide the only insights you can be sure nobody shares. 9.· This model provides considerable insight, but is not complete.· Even simple models can provide new insights.· This capability provides even greater insight into the structural significance of anomalies and trends than conventional image-based systems do.
· One further possibility is that the extracellular material provides a means of communication.· People who work provide the means by which we get the goods and services we want.· Rivers also provide a means of disposing of waste, and act as a transport medium.· This is to provide a means of transmitting payments.· In other words, cyberspace provides a means for individual expression that would not be appropriate or acceptable in real life.· Freud acknowledges the unconscious and provides a means of exploring it and of living with it.· This culture provides both the means and the incentives for discovering and remedying errors.
· On the one hand this provides an excellent opportunity for the group to tap into a wide diversity of views.· In fact, it might even provide an opportunity to convert them.· How do you ensure that Compacts provide equal opportunities for all?· How accessible must education be for a society to provide equality of opportunity to those who dwell within its borders?· Paneth was a keen traveller, an interest which provided many opportunities for photography.· A job program that provides genuinely equal opportunities for ghetto boys and girls will only reinforce the girls' economic edge.· Stepping to the open side provides more target opportunities, but also gives the opponent opportunities too.· These post-demonstration activities provide students with an opportunity to review the demonstration and the new vocabulary.
· It may provide protection for its members as with a trade union.· The General Accounting Office reports that airbags do not provide adequate protection for small children and others not sitting in normal position.· Thus breastfeeding provides some contraceptive protection.· Supporters argue that the measure would provide care centers protection from false accusations.· Compared to open-reel tape machines they are also easier to load and store and provide better protection for the tape.· In turn, the nearby uncut patches of forest provide the shy animals protection.· The collar is cut high to provide good face protection in high winds.· The world was less kind to Storni, for whom paternalism provided no protection.
· In addition, the county might end up charging the new cities for services it once provided free.· Lettings are encouraged, not only by the head and governors, but by the service provided by the caretaker.· Fire-fighting and other services are being provided for the area at a cost of more than $ 170, 000 a year.· Determine how these services will be provided efficiently and well.· None of these public services had previously been provided by the city.· As with all services provided by the Regional Council you may also contact your local Regional Councillor.· On-line services are providing different but equally rich information to analysts.
· My own work on middle school teachers provides some support for this view.· Another new company will be based in California to provide administrative and support services for the combined companies.· From April 1st, the responsibility for providing support will be transferred to local councils.· We provide the support to get customers up and running and allow their system to operate over the Internet.· The ceiling had a double layer of plywood, which would provide strong support.· All these departments provide a support service to the Group in their specialised fields.· Such feedback can be valuable as a reality check and provide you support when you actually implement your plan.
· The honours system provides governments with a means of distributing favours at no cost.· The immune system provides another example.· The University of Maryland System could provide that, but Maryland taxpayers should not make up the difference; federal taxpayers should.· We believe that in future clinical computer systems will provide support for making detailed clinical decisions.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Current regulations provide that the value of a client's home should be ignored if the absence is temporary.
- I am glad to say that I provide that.
- Nevada law provides that school officials can impose any of the following sanctions on teachers who engage in a strike: 1.
- R.2 also provides that a recognised body may only provide the professional services described above.
- Science can not provide that kind of certainty.
- Sometimes the contract provides that ownership will be transferred at some later date.
- The Companies Act provides that companies must have directors but does not define their functions.
- The law provides that they may administer indoor relief; they may not touch outdoor relief!
- Tests on healthy people may lay the foundation for a vaccine to prevent AIDS.
- I think you have to lay the foundation for your success in terms of defense and rebounding.
- It laid the foundation for an organisation with greater appeal to the deaf themselves, particularly the young.
- These arguments provide the foundation for Simmel's account of the contradictory nature of modern life.
- This theory also laid the foundation for the modern revolution in our understanding of the deepest parts of the earth.
- To generate fundamental knowledge that can lay the foundation for future advances in high-performance computing and communications.
- We could say that she is laying the foundations for dressing herself later on.
- What is stressed rather is that the same phenomenon provides the foundation for both historical tendencies.
- While incomplete, the steps that were taken laid the foundation for Workplace 2000.
WORD FAMILYnounproviderprovisionprovisionsverbprovideprovisionadjectiveprovisionaladverbprovisionally
1to give something to someone or make it available to them, because they need it or want it: Tea and biscuits will be provided.provide something for somebody The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.provide somebody with something The project is designed to provide young people with work.2to produce something useful as a result: We are hoping the enquiry will provide an explanation for the accident.provide somebody with something The search provided the police with several vital clues.3provide that formal if a law or rule provides that something must happen, it states that it must happenGRAMMAR: Patterns with provide• You provide something for someone: · We provide information for parents.• You provide someone with something: · We provide parents with information. ✗Don’t say: We provide parents information.provide against something phrasal verb formal to make plans in order to deal with a bad situation that might happen: Health insurance will provide against loss of income if you become ill.provide for somebody/something phrasal verb1to give someone the things they need to live, such as money, food etc: Without work, how can I provide for my children?2formal if a law, rule, or plan provides for something, it states that something will be done and makes it possible for it to be done: The new constitution provides for a 650-seat legislature.3formal to make plans in order to deal with something that might happen in the future: Commanders failed to provide for an attack by sea.