"book provision" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the act of making arrangements or preparations to obtain or provide books. It can be used in any context where books are being obtained or provided, such as in a library, bookstore, or school setting. Example: The university administration has made significant improvements in their book provision for students, with new online resources and expanded library hours.
The company has already booked provisions in its financial statements for the fines and penalties.
Not only is it still on the books, its provisions led directly to the mistaken conviction and imprisonment of the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four.Moreover, the question has to be asked: if the Real IRA is such a small, isolated group, why are "Draconian" measures needed to defeat it?
As I and other contributors explain in a new book on care provision, low-wage earners are especially squeezed, because their employers often don't provide such benefits as paid family leave or sick days.
Some smaller libraries could not compete, in terms of book purchasing or provision of up-to-date technologies, and the decision to sacrifice some struggling branches in favour of magnificent new state-of-the-art-buildings of glass and light (see Pimlico or Barking), though hard, were thoughtfully, properly, taken.
Second, whereas the pretest, posttest, and mid-term exam were not open book (except for provision of an equation sheet), students had access to all course materials for the take-home assignment.
We packed two book bags with provisions, in case we needed to make a sudden run for a nearby stairwell.
The books and records provision is enforced regularly, most recently in the conspiracy prosecution of a former managing director of Morgan Stanley for hiding deals with a Chinese official.
In the JPMorgan case, the S.E.C. order only claims violations of the books-and-records provision of the federal securities laws.
Five months on she is scraping a living doing agency work at a warehouse while the children on her books have found provision elsewhere.
