Example sentences of "[noun] that makes a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fuel card that makes a statement about you |
| 2 | ‘ It being the same consciousness that makes a man be himself to himself , personal identity depends on that only , whether it be annexed only to one individual substance , or can be continued in a succession of several substances . ’ |
| 3 | The main part , however , is concerned with detailing a political programme that makes a pitch both for self-interest as well as a concern for others . |
| 4 | This is country style with a grace and lightness that makes a welcome change from the usual heavy stripped pine . |
| 5 | The only exception is the sort of heat fault that makes a machine malfunction after it has been switched on for a given time or when the room warms up . |
| 6 | It is the ability to make such a change that makes a presentation program like HGW such a useful tool . |
| 7 | Below : Merry Widows from Guatemala and Honduras are a live-bearer that makes a change from the standard Guppy , Molly or Swordtail . |
| 8 | I think perhaps it 's the influence of the university that makes a town like Lewes perhaps erm the aspirations may be more intellectual or cultural . |
| 9 | And it is doubtless the strategic codification of these points of resistance that makes a revolution possible , somewhat similar to the way in which the state relies on the institutional integration of power relationships . |
| 10 | In the season of goodwill it seems appropriate to contemplate a fungus that makes a good living out of parasitising insects ; but it is so mild-mannered that its hosts ( and most biologists ) are hardly aware of its existence |
| 11 | The other passage that makes a most extraordinary effect emotionally is Ellen 's exit after she agrees tO go and collect the new apprentice for Grimes . |
| 12 | I like to wake up to a cup of Assam , a very robust tea , or a strong blend of African and Indian teas of the type that makes a good English breakfast blend ; in the evening I prefer to drink Keemun or Lapsang Souchong . |
| 13 | Hardly the sort that makes a chap confess . ’ |
| 14 | Because of the sanctity of the self-management system , any enterprise that makes a direct investment in another enterprise ( through so-called ‘ pooling labour and resources ’ ) has no control over the activities of the recipient organization and can expect no return other than interest on its investment ( at a sharply negative rate ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes … but it 's the balance of those things that makes a man what he is , would n't you say , Tsu Ma ? ’ |
| 16 | If it 's true , as is often suggested , that there are no new stories , then one of the things that makes a piece of drama original is the angle — or the frame . |
| 17 | Political behaviour is defined as behaviour by individuals , or , in collective terms , by sub-units , within an organisation that makes a claim against the resource sharing system of an organisation . |
| 18 | Yet more sweet scent came wafting from the generous drifts of white alyssum that softened the open areas of stone chippings in Cheshire Pink shade — a surface that makes a practical alternative to the conventional lawn and can be defined and contained by brick edging . |
| 19 | This is the glue that makes a PC a PC , no matter what processor chip is inside it . |
| 20 | The language and the inner mind are part of a whole that makes a creature what it is . |
| 21 | When young , it is one of the few wines that makes a good partner for salads . |
| 22 | TOM : But is n't there some physical quality that makes a tree a tree ? |
| 23 | Twenty years old , the Range Rover is still the only serious off-roader that makes a convincing alternative to a luxury saloon . |
| 24 | I realise there is little chance of the sponsorship suggestion coming about , but there should be some way of assuring that playing for your country does not cost you money in an amateur game that makes a fortune . ’ |
| 25 | Again , if you 're feeling generous , a 1985 bottle of Château Lascombes ( £24.99 ) is a powerful claret that makes a superb accompaniment to cheese . |
| 26 | In my mind it 's common sense that makes a good policeman , not education . |
| 27 | Most of 's societal framework refers to the provinces and not the better known institutions centralized in Paris , an approach that makes a refreshing change . |
| 28 | The story may in fact be read as an allegory in which the detective 's attempt to solve a series of crimes by the use of logic represents man 's efforts to decipher the meaning of the universe , but he himself ends up as the final victim , undone by his misplaced confidence in his intellect and baffled by a confusing world that makes a mockery of his pretensions to explain it . |
| 29 | Perhaps the only thing that makes a day of interviews bearable is the narcissistic pleasure of talking about yourself . |
| 30 | To report from the front , there is now a gadget that can be fitted to your refrigerator that makes a noise like a pig every time the door is opened . |