Example sentences of "make [prep] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disciplined operating procedures can be followed more readily and this will make for smoother performances in all areas . |
| 2 | Editing could make for better sound . |
| 3 | Hand-made panels do not necessarily make for better cars . |
| 4 | This would only make for higher scores which ca n't be good for the game . |
| 5 | A planted tank may make for healthier fish . |
| 6 | This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road . |
| 7 | This will make for greater safety for pupils of Currie High School crossing the road . |
| 8 | In theory , this should make for greater understanding between the two , but teenagers are usually deeply absorbed in their own body and mood changes and have every excuse for not realizing that their mothers are suffering similarly and need some consideration too . |
| 9 | It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age . |
| 10 | Having the same financial people on either side does n't just make for faster communication . |
| 11 | Improvements in shipping and the foundation of the guild of pilots of Trinity House ( incorporated in 1541 ) made for safer navigation in the Thames , and the London merchants removed their trade nearer home . |
| 12 | The picaresque vitality of Richardson 's novel begins to wane early in the third volume ( a frequent fate of follow-ups ) and , as a theatre audience does not have the opportunity to plough through stodgy bits in their own time , we felt it made for better drama to kill Pamela ( in the novel she comes near to death ) before the dramatic conflict itself dies . |
| 13 | The phonetic orthography of both the Cyrillic alphabet of Serbia and the Latin alphabet of Croatia and Slovenia made for easier communication and understanding among the Yugoslav peoples and led to common political action . |
| 14 | These also made for easier reference with page turning being easier than unwinding a scroll to find your place . |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | Without doubt dry days make for better ferreting but , on the other hand , there will be more rabbits underground during wet weather . |
| 17 | Accelerated Windows displays make for faster working — the Renoir NT accelerated SVGA card reviewed by David Dorn . |
| 18 | Some have wide spools which make for longer casting . |
| 19 | Paned windows , instead of the more usual draughty gaps , make for warmer viewing . |
| 20 | I find it important that the ‘ ceiling ’ of the cave should be reasonably low and the entrance small , for which reason I usually use broken pots which make for smaller caves . |
| 21 | When asked to identify specific savings made through better company negotiating , a Purchasing manager at British Telecom said ‘ Within two weeks of attending the Effective Negotiating seminar , I had already saved the company the equivalent of double my salary . ’ |
| 22 | Savings made through greater efficiency will be ploughed back into the Service . |
| 23 | One problem was that shorter torsos made for better balance when running , but longer torsos could enable longer intestines to become a more efficient non-ruminant digestive system . |
| 24 | The low capitalisation of industry together with its subordinate place to agriculture until fairly recently ( and an early development of the service sector of the economy ) has tended to limit workers ' bargaining power , and diversification made for greater difficulties of organisation . |
| 25 | Riding on the back of this successful ‘ First ’ , plans are now being made for further courses in 1992 . |
| 26 | Make a note of all requests made for further information and of any interest expressed in ideas for features . |
| 27 | The women 's sessions were particuarly successful , and requests were made for further sessions on PMS , stress , menopause and sexual health . |
| 28 | The ad hoc nature of much of the Scottish research is highlighted , and a call is made for further research on the present participation of adults in Scottish higher education . |
| 29 | It might have made for easier dealings with superiors and a better example for juniors , but then it was a major part of her sexual thrall over him . |
| 30 | Experiences and perceptions of black clients differed , though mention was made of greater intelligence , more alienation , a greater tendency to plead not guilty , and to be ‘ excitable ’ or ‘ cocky ’ in court . |