Example sentences of "made [pron] [adv] [adj] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 He clearly saw that the extended nature of Rommel 's supply lines made them extremely vulnerable to attack and that destruction of port facilities would severely limit his ability to wage war .
2 However , the real triumph was the fact that the user interface was matched to the traditional ways of working — which made it both easy to learn and rapidly accepted ( though much criticised for its lack of typographic accuracy ) by the publishing industry .
3 The restructure of the coal , aggregates , Speedlink , petroleum and metals businesses made it relatively easy to identify and organise separate sub-sector fleets , increasingly recognised by the new grey livery decorated with esoteric fleet symbols and depot badges .
4 The steep hillsides made it more difficult to hide and transport cattle , and after the establishment of coffee plantations and gardens in the 1840s the crime must have become more difficult to carry out profitably .
5 In contrast to the other states though , Germany was still a series of small states and principalities , and this made it very difficult to finance and develop the railway network .
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