Providing
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Both words in one sentence
- From an etymological standpoint, there's nothing wrong with calling a particular protective garment bulletproof, providing you remember a proof is a test, not a guarantee it will stop a bullet.
- Doesn't stop him from HALOing in with the SEALs and providing sniper support.
Source: Video Game / Medal Of Honor 2010 -
Most older arcade racing games (OutRun, Daytona USA, etc.) do this as a form of providing difficulty, while many modern racing games use a much more lenient time limit that primarily serves to end the games of idlers or people who prematurely stop playing.
Source: Stalked by the Bell
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