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In analogy with "to provide" and "to feed", which can be both constructed with and without "with" (at least in AE) -- [This application will provide you (with) all the information you need] and [The young mother feeds her baby (with) milk] -- is it also acceptable to do so -- as far as AE goes -- with such verbs as "supply", "furnish", "present", "issue", and "endow", just to mention the few ones that just came to mind?

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And most important to supply them the means to do it. source>/

Russia is supplying them the weapons of mass destruction. source>/

We presented them a good case. source>/

I presented them a pretty attractive investment profile. source>/

They are plenty of Copperheads, who furnish them all the information they want. source>/

I am, consequently, unable to furnish you the information desired. source>/

Many an establishment to furnish you the necessary goods. source>/

His acting career in 1984 which endowed him a tremendously rich experience of 29 years. source>/

His life experiences have endowed him am incredibly work ethic. source>/

Mr. Nasiatka said he told them he could issue them an infraction. source>/

We calculate what the lodging would have cost and issue them a cash bonus. source>/

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    Probably you need to look in Levin 1993 to see what classes they belong to. Entitle is not in the database, but the others belong to a number of alternations, including 1.1.2.1, Causative/Inchoative Alternation; 2.1, Dative Alternation; and 2.6, Fulfilling Alternation. They also belong to several sets of verb classes, including 13.4.1: "entrust" verbs, credit entrust furnish issue leave present provide serve supply trust. Details are in the book, verb classes here.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Mar 9, 2014 at 23:23
  • If 'His life experiences have endowed him am incredibly work ethic' is a correct quote, I'd not use it to endorse acceptable grammar.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Commented Mar 10, 2014 at 5:32

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They all look alright to me without 'with', except for 'endow', which I believe has to take 'with', and 'entitle' which takes 'to'.

Hence I would write:

'His life experiences have endowed him with an incredible work ethic.'

'Which would entitle them to the right to attend public schools.'

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