Example sentences of "make [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It ignores the obvious discriminations which we make between similar treatment of different species within the animal kingdom . |
| 2 | They are , in brief , of the form If A , even if X , then still B. ( 1.4 ) Certain facts stated by the latter conditionals , together with effects being taken as later in time , are all that is needed to explain the difference we find or make between causal circumstances and causes on the one hand , and , on the other , their effects . |
| 3 | The first paragraph , for example , comes from p. 10 and the second from p. 13 ; and all the connections Leech and Short make between these pages have been lost , with the result that it is not clear how the first paragraph leads to the second paragraph . |
| 4 | I shall answer his question directly : we do not believe that the information should be denied to parents , but we believe that crude performance tables should not be used to distort the choices that parents make between different schools in Scotland , as would be the case if the Bill were implemented . |
| 5 | And of course there 's the fact that any statements I make about general business confidence are price sensitive and could knock the share price . ’ |
| 6 | While societies do themselves construct devices for specialising and separating out levels of meaning , this does not mean that they ever achieve in reality the claims that they make about such discourse . |
| 7 | Therefore , whatever ‘ calculations ’ the parasite genes make about optimal policy , in any department of life , will converge on exactly , or nearly exactly , the same optimal policy as similar ‘ calculations ’ made by host genes . |
| 8 | Again there are two types of criticism that Keynesians make about this link . |
| 9 | Contributions from Squadron members are related in the order that they joined the unit and make for fascinating reading , especially as raids and operations inter-weave with different opinions coming to the fore — Alan has added occasional notes only by way of factual back-up , ensuring the originality of the contributor 's writing . |
| 10 | One of the Chevron 's strong points is that it is a good-looker , with a handsome profile and modern-looking cockpit. the futuristic wing doors make for easy access and lend to the aircraft 's attractive appearance . |
| 11 | Does dismissal of God 's existence make for greater openness and enquiry , or does it have the effect of closing the door on trying to understand what is strange or threatening to itself which might be , for example , the claims of other religions ? |
| 12 | An ergonomically designed cockpit , with instrumentation and controls logically zoned , make for error-free readings of any situation . |
| 13 | Nut roasts can be a tasty change after all that turkey , and the natural oils make for moist cakes . |
| 14 | Primary elections are very popular with the television industry ; they make for good visuals , and they allow producers to focus ad infinitum on personalities rather than getting bogged down in the boring complexities of issues . |
| 15 | The literary combination of narrative content and picture-language commentary make for powerful communication . |
| 16 | Without doubt dry days make for better ferreting but , on the other hand , there will be more rabbits underground during wet weather . |
| 17 | In May 1940 , the RCM general secretary wrote to the Chief Rabbi , pointing out ‘ that our Regional Committees are autonomous and neither they nor the committees under them like interference in the arrangements they make for religious instruction ’ . |
| 18 | One such was an Ajdabiyan municipal policeman , one of the body of men employed to enforce local traffic and marketing regulations , rules about the disposal of garbage — all those minor matters which make for such amenity as the growing towns manage to achieve . |
| 19 | Accepted authorities on the writing of good English prose — the Fowler brothers and Arthur Quiller-Couch — agree on three rules that make for effective writing : |
| 20 | But here and throughout there is an illuminating clarity of texture , purity of sound and impeccable intonation which make for satisfying listening . |
| 21 | Exhaustive observations make for exhausted observers , and the subsequent re-synthesis becomes quite mind-boggling . |
| 22 | A further danger is that adaptation may mix different individual styles and make for poor reading . |
| 23 | And yet surprisingly little is known about the factors which make for public acceptance . |
| 24 | The problem with them , however , is that it is not always clear what predictions they make for particular paradigms ( Alba & Hasher , 1983 ; Brewer & Nakamura , 1984 ) . |
| 25 | Accelerated Windows displays make for faster working — the Renoir NT accelerated SVGA card reviewed by David Dorn . |
| 26 | The cottages were small and damp , with earth floors and none of the cooking or sanitary arrangements that make for domestic comfort . |
| 27 | Prisoner of War escape stories often make for interesting reading and Ten Minutes To Buffalo by Ulrich Stienhilper and Peter Osborne is no exception . |
| 28 | The details of the accidents also make for interesting analysis . |
| 29 | Tools , after all , extend the very possibility of humanity as productive agent , and thus make for obvious analogies with biological function . |
| 30 | He wanted pink point shoes for the girls , not black , because they ‘ make for romantic mood … they give that airy feeling … |