1.   This in itself created a need for new schools and teachers, and therefore provided a platform for educational innovation.

2.   The conference provides a platform for people on the left wing of the party.

3.   The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross-section of speakers.

4.   All this has provided a platform for other critics to review Genocchio and Sgarbi as well as the old masters.

5.   And he has provided a platform for broadcasting anti-Milosevic material into Serbia.

6.   And the pickups provided ideal platforms for intimidation and enforcement.

7.   Bermeister said Altnet would provide a platform through which record labels and other media companies could charge for their copyrighted material.

8.   A brighter outlook for European interest rates supported bonds which in turn provided a platform for equity gains.

9.   Conde used the bank to heighten his public profile and bought stakes in news media that provided a platform for his suspected political ambitions.

10.   CPFL could also provide a platform for future expansion.