sole provider

collocation in English

meaningsofsoleandprovider

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sole
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səʊl/us
/soʊl/
being one ...
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provider
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈvaɪ.dər/us
/prəˈvaɪ.dɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofsoleandproviderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsole provider

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The role of the government used to be that ofsoleprovider.
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In some cases, the care-giver may have to deal with the problem alone and accept the role of being thesoleproviderof care.
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This has enabled women to accumulate resources comparable to those of men, so that the husband is no longer thesoleproviderin the family unit.
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It does not want to be thesoleproviderof legal advice to asylum seekers.
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It is not possible, and never has been possible, for it to be thesoleprovider.
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Some practices have been thesoleproviderof a general anaesthesia service in an area, receiving referrals from both the community and hospital service.
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The corporation is not thesoleproviderof an essential public utility.
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Authorities should begin to move away from the role ofsoleproviderto the role of enabler and facilitator.
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It was intended to provide for those who were thought to be most likely to be thesoleproviderfor themselves or their families.
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Although it should not be thesoleproviderof training, that bank of knowledge about how to train security guards and firms should be used.
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I said that it is unrealistic to see the tote as the futuresoleproviderfor betting.
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However, in the central institutions and colleges of education he is thesoleproviderof resources for the payment of lecturers.
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I think that he will agree that, when one is dealing with the most disabled people, one source should not be regarded as thesoleproviderof all care.
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The survey was carried out during the autumn of 1990 in a school which is thesoleproviderof state secondary education for that seaside town and its hinterland.
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She noted that, though she had worked hard as thesoleproviderfor the family, it was worth it.
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Finally, a valid exemption was granted on the grounds that he was a low-income individual and thesoleproviderfor his family.
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For many entities, the assistant attorney general is thesoleproviderof legal advice and services.
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Greatfoot is left as thesoleproviderfor the pups.
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The women being thesoleproviderfor the family does not imply submission by the man.
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