For me both the verbs "Supply" and "provide" work in all of the sentences bellow properly, but I doubt if AE native speakers use all of them to convey the same meaning in daily conversations. Though, I need to know which one of the following structures are used more in AmE in order to convey thees meanings?
Question 1)
A) I have no job! B) Really?! Then...
- How do you supply your expenses?
- How do you provide for your expenses?
Question 2)
- In order to provide water for the city the government has made new decisions.
- In order to supply water to the city the government has made new decisions.
- In order to supply the city with water the government has made new decisions.