Example sentences of "make for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The row could make for a strained atmosphere as Mr Major spends the Premier 's traditional weekend with the Queen . |
| 2 | One person leading into another can make for a smoother flow and a more efficient use of time . |
| 3 | Without doubt the two best Cup teams in the country have reached Twickenham this season and it should make for a superb final . |
| 4 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 5 | It is interesting to see the raw material of event transformed into poetry , though this does make for a certain degree of repetition . |
| 6 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 7 | The combination of malted wheat and the type of yeasts used by this region 's brewers can sometimes make for a spicy , clove-like character . |
| 8 | None of this means Shawcross should stop — the cause is too important — but it can make for a frustrating life . |
| 9 | Either because he had the hump or because he thought it would make for a good show he started smashing the footlights one by one . |
| 10 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 11 | There are several splendid houses near Long Melford that would make for a gentle afternoon 's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich of a few centuries ago . |
| 12 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 13 | In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture . |
| 14 | Religious networks could make for a unified effort or become the vertebrae of different segments of reformers whose conflicts were expressed in organisational diversity and competition . |
| 15 | Of course the addition of a stereo processor would require a slightly bigger case but would still make for a manageable little rig . |
| 16 | An identification consequent on a prior dislocation can make for a creative , empathetic partiality which is then the basis of a further identification and understanding of other kinds of discrimination . |
| 17 | 50 races … solos and sidecars … should make for a thrilling showdown . |
| 18 | While Hoving 's career at the Met could make for a juicy and fascinating story , Making the Mummies Dance proves that he is not the man to tell it . |
| 19 | Moreover , constitutional lawyers may write about " old " Parliaments being able to bind and limit a " new " Parliament , and may suggest that a " new judicial attitude " ( whereby judges no longer accept that they are subordinate to Parliament ) would make for a fresh start so that " the doctrine that no Parliament can bind its successors becomes ancient history " , but these tricky legal formulations do not alter the fact that constitution-making occurs in the context of a political reality which limits what is feasible , acceptable , and enforceable . |
| 20 | Perchance , as he sees it , such will make for a stronger monarchy . ’ |
| 21 | BA chief executive Tim Godfray said the attractive location should make for a popular and well-attended conference . |
| 22 | So I thought an illustration of Mark 's later playing , as demonstrated on Dire Straits latest album ‘ On Every Street ’ , might make for a welcome change . |
| 23 | I think that often it was jealousy — mixed with booze — that made for a lethal cocktail , with Bogie as the stirrer . |
| 24 | It always made for a grand fightfinisher . |
| 25 | This made for a softer , more innocent and ingenuous ‘ Dora ’ , but perhaps what was needed was a slightly sharper , more bristly Dora with a hidden vulnerability , which came more naturally when I gave her a North London accent … |
| 26 | In combination with his ardent desire to improve the living standard of the British working man , this made for a potent brand of imperialism ; few politicians took the Dual Mandate more seriously than Ernest Bevin . |
| 27 | All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level . |
| 28 | Perhaps it made for a safer relationship if , instead of arguing to a standstill , the party who felt herself misunderstood took her grievance elsewhere and satiated it in transgression . |
| 29 | Varese as well as Ives , and an Elliott Carter premiere — not much feminine sensibility there , though it all made for a classic Oliver Knussen pile-up of Americana , topped out with a violin concerto by Marc Neikrug that Pinchas Zukerman had brought to London for the first time . |
| 30 | They were too alike , they annoyed and inflamed each other now and then , which made for a tricky situation . |