Literary notes about providing (AI summary)
The use of “providing” in literature spans a broad array of functions that emphasize both the act of supplying necessities and setting conditions for action. It often conveys a sense of responsibility or duty, as when a character ensures that essential needs like food or shelter are met ([1],[2],[3],[4]). At other times, the term introduces conditional situations where one action depends on another—“providing” serves as a bridge between cause and effect, such as stipulating prerequisites for safe conduct ([5],[6],[7]). Moreover, its application can carry a symbolic weight, reflecting themes of sacrifice, support, and the fulfillment of civic or moral obligations ([8],[9],[10],[11]), thus adding layers of meaning to both practical and abstract narrative developments.
- A man and a woman reared a large family of children in comfort and plenty, with very little trouble about providing food for them.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - Not satisfied with providing food for his support, man has endeavoured to add to his food something which pleased his taste.
— from Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob - Without asking as to whether I had any money, the man at the desk firmly refused to even consider the matter of providing me with food or lodging.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington - For weeks we not only had to contend with the difficulty of providing board, with no money, but also with that of providing sleeping accommodations.
— from Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington - “Providing you wear a radiation suit,” he said.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone - “I think so—providing there are no sleeper clauses in it,” Kennon said.
— from The Lani People by Jesse F. Bone - " "You know as well as I do, Professor, that man can live under water, providing he carries with him a sufficient supply of breathable air.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - Marcus, you don't realize it, but you're providing cover for people who plan on attacking and destroying this country.
— from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - In order to found a perfect state, we must begin by providing beings whose nature allows them always to sacrifice their own to the public good.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - By this statute, the necessity of providing for their own poor was indispensably imposed upon every parish.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - It is meant to prevent men from taking to crime out of want, by providing them with work and testing their willingness to do it.
— from The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl
