Sentence examples for provided a floor from inspiring English sources

There were two overhead televisions, insistent music and a lively bar scene, which provided a floor show.

Having thus provided a floor, he could then devise a ceiling at the other end of the scale to prevent obscenely large awards.

Now Citadel has provided a floor, at least.

This area has provided a floor for NTAP since the beginning of December 2009.

That provides a floor; you wouldn't expect Apple to sell it that cheaply yet.

Federal law, the majority ruled, "provides a floor, not a ceiling, for state regulation".

There are other factors that are providing a floor to prices".

"We're being punished for providing a podium for people the government doesn't like, providing a floor for those who are blacklisted".

The deposit rate it pays to banks on their excess cash is one percentage point below its policy rate, and provides a floor for overnight interest rates.

"Social safety nets" are programs designed to provide a floor of protection to the poor and to cushion them from shocks, and they help reduce overall poverty.

And so the ranks of market makers have dwindled, leaving fewer buyers on hand to provide a floor for stock prices when they start to slide.