Example sentences of "make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water is poured off and the base is dried when it may make a cracking noise — hence ‘ crack . ’ |
| 2 | As the bears go after salmon , not sticks , one might make a powerful ally in the Fishermen 's War . |
| 3 | It considers the way in which we might make a reality of the observation ( by Keith Joseph ) that ‘ the curriculum should be relevant to the real world and pupils ’ experience of it' by considering the range of challenges and opportunities which people face in , say , the domestic environment , often regarded as too trivial for ‘ academic ’ education , but where arguably most important economic , technical and social decisions are made and acted upon : in the community where a host of issues require an informed public to exercise judgment and active commitment to ensure that the quality of the social and physical environment is constantly improved , and so on in other contexts which will require people to make an active and hopefully informed response , underlain by conceptual understanding of general issues to which , if taught effectively , geography , history , physical sciences and design , indeed all academic disciplines , can make a powerful contribution . |
| 4 | First , teacher secondment to industry , if properly planned and managed , can make a powerful contribution to professional , curriculum and institutional development . |
| 5 | While Leontief , Pigou and Patinkin were speculating on the effects on demand of what might have to be , in principle , quite massive price reductions , the AD-AS framework gives the impression that relatively small price changes would make a powerful impact on aggregate demand . |
| 6 | You will only make a powerful enemy . |
| 7 | You could make a regular all-over pattern , but I think that they look best spaced out or in a patch or a group . |
| 8 | It had been arranged that she should make a regular weekly visit in order to vaccinate all new puppies , do an inspection of all the animals already there , and be on call for any emergency . |
| 9 | The council would like anyone who feels they can make a regular committment to visit their homes to get in touch with its social services department . |
| 10 | Even professional studs do not make a regular practice of covering mares that are under four years old . |
| 11 | The proportions are good and we could make a separate flat for Nonni . |
| 12 | If so , the arbitrator may make a separate recommendation to The Post Office that they give you an ‘ ex gratia ’ payment . |
| 13 | If you are married or living together as a couple , you should only make one joint claim ( any other members of your household should make a separate claim ) . |
| 14 | In other words , you wo n't make a separate section . |
| 15 | If the wife and new husband wish to hold as tenants in common , then it must be remembered that the register will not show their respective shares and they should make a separate declaration ( which will be off the register ) as to these , and this will be evidence at a later date should their shares be in dispute ( for instance with the trustee in bankruptcy of either party ) . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's only one place for money , and that 's a safe place … a place where it can make a healthy profit without being subjected to the fluctuation of bonds and shares and suchlike . |
| 17 | Bernice did n't know where the Doctor got his talent from , but if he ever got tired of fighting ultimate evil , he could make a healthy profit as an intergalactic busker . |
| 18 | A steady circulation of 300,000 should make a healthy profit , even at a cover price of 35p . |
| 19 | After my mother died he decided to stay on and make a living hunting , so I 've grown up here with Annamese boys and girls of my own age . |
| 20 | If he decides against becoming King , Prince Charles would make a slick TV anchor man . |
| 21 | We 'll make a hypothetical traverse from Easter Island on the East Pacific Rise ( an oceanic ridge , remember ) right across South America as far as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge , so we 'll be starting at one plate margin , crossing a second and ending up at a third , each of them , of course , marked by a major belt of seismic activity [ see Fig. 2 ] . |
| 22 | I know of no one who could spare her that , who could make a tasteful picture , but You . |
| 23 | Could I make a constructive suggestion in this context of board salaries or remunerations or compensation packages or bonuses I 'm saying that in a slightly tongue in cheek way because I believe that the majority of shareholders do n't understand the differences between these concepts , as you gentlemen evidently do . |
| 24 | Economists worry that even higher rates would make a prolonged recession much more likely than at present . |
| 25 | I do n't want him to lose all sense of proportion ; we must make a five . |
| 26 | If you see a dog make a controlled attack in a Schutzhund test , that attack is always silent , except when he is holding the helper at bay in the hide , when he again calls up the pack ( his handler ) . |
| 27 | We should make a strenuous and united attempt to incorporate in the management of our own institutions some of the features which have given the American schools the high character they enjoy . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd make a terrible mother — I have no interest at all in giving up my career to change nappies . ’ |
| 29 | But in any election , and especially in the United States with its complicated voting system , a small shift can make a crucial difference . |
| 30 | As far as BCCI is concerned , it is understood that a very high proportion of the loans made by BCCI have some sort of deposit associated , and this will obviously make a substantial difference to the amount which can be claimed on behalf of BCCI . |