Example sentences of "make it [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If surprise had n't made it impossible for Isabel to prevaricate , her quick blush would certainly have betrayed her . |
| 2 | The domination of the media by the belligerent Anglo-American perspective has made it impossible for audiences in Britain to realise the enormity of the damage inflicted by the Gulf war on the West 's relationship with the so-called Third World . |
| 3 | Following upon the Cleveland Report which was concerned with civil proceedings the Criminal Justice Act 1991 has now made it possible for video recordings of interviews with children to be used as evidence in criminal proceedings . |
| 4 | Thus Boris ' failure has made it possible for Peggy to succeed ; his depression is the price of her exhilaration , his misery is the occasion of her rejoicing . |
| 5 | The realities of modern medical technology have made it possible for doctors to extend the process of dying through the use , for example , of what are colloquially , but perhaps inaptly , called ‘ life-support ’ machines . |
| 6 | Indeed , the attendance allowance system has made it possible for councillors from a broader social range to serve on local authorities but this is far removed from receiving a salary . |
| 7 | These have made it possible for scientists to manipulate more precisely the genetic make-up of living organisms . |
| 8 | The Danish blocking of Maastricht has at least made it possible for Britain to argue for ‘ no Single Currency ’ and to suspend her membership of the ERM , an option formally closed by the Treaty . |
| 9 | Rising payment default levels have made it essential for lenders to confirm the accuracy of a credit applicant 's residential history ’ , explained Mr McKiernan . |
| 10 | The Government 's attitude has made it difficult for galleries to acquire the keynote works that they need . |
| 11 | This has made it difficult for Britain to compete on the world market , and this in turn has eventually led to a worse slump and level of unemployment than would otherwise have been the case had there been no political intervention in the working of the naturally self-regulating free economy of the market . |
| 12 | Low pay has made it difficult for HMIP to recruit and keep adequately qualified staff . |
| 13 | Competition amongst producers of commercial PC software has made it difficult for shareware authors to significantly undercut them and still charge a worthwhile amount for their products . |
| 14 | Subdued housing market turnover since the end of 1988 has also made it difficult for borrowers to clear arrears by trading down , and some may have thought it in their best interests to default once their mortgages exceeded the value of their homes — although the borrower in this situation still remains legally liable for any outstanding debt after the property has been sold . |
| 15 | The attitude of the church has made it difficult for governments to openly promote birth-control programs , that do anything more than advocate natural methods . |
| 16 | Its strength and abrasion resistance have made it ideal for shoe cleaning cloths , as provided by most hotel chains . |
| 17 | The Environmental Protection Act of 1990 has made it obligatory for companies to provide details of their industrial processes and emissions for public registers . |
| 18 | The growth of housing associations has been encouraged and subsidized from the centre , but financial rules have also made it advantageous for councils to co-operate ( form partnerships ) with housing associations . |
| 19 | The Smoke Detectors Act 1991 has recently been added to the list of statutes which will make it compulsory for builders to fit a smoke detector ( or detectors ) in all new dwellings . |
| 20 | Conservative MP Peter Ainsworth has introduced a bill which would make it compulsory for farmers to notify the planning authority of any plans to destroy hedgerows . |
| 21 | The National Consumer Council ( NCC ) is pressing for legislation that would make it compulsory for home-sellers to reveal property faults and potential problems to buyers , and make estate agents liable for the accuracy of the details they publish . |
| 22 | Whether we can make it compulsory for cars to be fitted with such devices is a matter for the European Commission . |
| 23 | The German Environment Minister , Klaus Töpfer , has presented draft regulations which will make it compulsory for car manufacturers to take back their old cars for recycling or disposal . |
| 24 | Extension of electrification to Blackpool would make it economic for BR to restore the London — Blackpool Intercity link , withdrawn in 1992 because of the cost of changing traction at Preston . |
| 25 | The enforcement of the Food Safety Act ( 1990 ) will make it illegal for farmers to submit such animals for slaughter . |
| 26 | As well as setting up a register the Act will eventually make it illegal for people to handle food until they have taken a basic food hygiene certificate . |
| 27 | Design faults at the Susquehanna nuclear power station in Pennsylvania would make it impossible for operators to control a nuclear accident , according to engineers who worked on the plant 's construction . |
| 28 | Shortly after his appointment as Minister of Housing in October 1964 , he telephoned me on a Sunday morning to say that he was having great trouble with his civil servants because he wished to promote an anti-eviction Bill , which would make it impossible for people to be evicted from their premises without special precautions . |
| 29 | She must make it impossible for Theda to refuse . |
| 30 | Former technical direct Dr Nigel Mykura told us the immediate cause of his February 1991 resignation was a transfer of £350,000 from AMS1s bank account to another MacDonald company , which Mykura believed would make it impossible for AMS to continue its research . |