Example sentences of "it could make [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What about the sweatshops of Korea , or the rich Kuwaiti women who buy merely for their own pleasure and hide their couture gowns under their abayas because they are not allowed to display themselves … it 's a far cry from the fashion world as it is usually depicted , it could make fascinating copy . |
| 2 | There was division in UNTCOK whether it could accomplish anything in the circumstances ; some members felt it should report the impossibility of proceeding but others believed that it could make limited progress . |
| 3 | For Shirley , who has battle with asthma on a daily basis , the genetic research has no direct bearings yet , but for her children 's children , it could make better treatment , perhaps even a cure , a reality . |
| 4 | The lord president tried to attract support by embarking on a reform of the council , particularly by a reduction in its fees ; but it could make little progress against the obstructionism of Secretary Ingram , who had the backing at court of the lord treasurer , Lionel Cranfield ( later Earl of Middlesex , q.v . ) . |
| 5 | Of the Unionist press , only the Daily Telegraph supported the coalition , and it could make little head against such a tide . |