The provision of oxygen may have benefited some of the hypoxaemic children.

That provision would benefit private lenders, which are eager to charge whatever the market will bear, and would burden students by driving up interest rates.

Democrats said the provision would benefit only the top 25 percent of earners, who they said would not be likely to spend the money immediately.

That provision can benefit investors: Say the market drives up an original investment of $100,000 to $130,000 on its third anniversary.

Numerous other provisions of the tax legislation would benefit particular companies and individuals.

However, the provision of adequate health care now, especially for our children, will benefit us all in the future.

Bush's proposed tax package includes a provision to eliminate dividend taxes, a move the administration says would benefit 35 million investors.

But not all provisions will benefit every business.

The Rules of Procedure must not be changed just because the provisions concerned have benefited a minority group.

The other major provisions in the bill primarily benefit Americans with much larger incomes and a small number of multinational companies.