Example sentences of "[adj] to make the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is interesting to make the obvious observation that , while the first and last named are fanatical behaviourists , believing that everything is subject to unlimited moulding and rearrangement through a process of reward and punishment , the three in the middle are fanatical instinctivists , insisting that virtually everything and anything is inherited , a gift ( or a grief ) of the genes and not subject to the environment . |
| 2 | Picking the select few to make the transition from a successful playing career in football to television reporting has become a minor entertainment in itself . |
| 3 | We were both trembling with desire , afraid to make the first move . |
| 4 | It may be that the Breton expedition was intended to keep up pressure on the French to make the sort of concessions the English would feel able to accept , but it is equally possible that the confused direction of English policy reflected conflicting influences at court . |
| 5 | The UK argues that it would be wrong to make the rules for the review ( which comes after four years ) before it happens . |
| 6 | However , if you have a car tyre that has a slow puncture , and you have to take it to the garage every week to put air into it , it does n't mean that there is anything wrong with the pump : there must be something else wrong to make the tyre lose air . |
| 7 | So you can immediately see that it would be quite wrong to make the mistake that people sometimes do make and think that the second model of the mind is really just the first one given new terms and that the ego is equivalent to the conscious . |
| 8 | The use of English forms was also clear in a notable example where the English expression to dress-up forced signer 2 to make the sign DRESS with an upward movement ( which means to UNDRESS in BSL ) when the BSL sign properly carries a downward movement . |
| 9 | The president still has to make a host of key decisions : how generous to make the benefits ; how to pay for the changes ; how much freedom to give the states and , above all , how to sell the package . |
| 10 | Others may limit your way so that no matter how promising your situation or how creative you can be with money , you are not free to make the most of it . |
| 11 | Men living free to make the best of their lives on their own initiative . |
| 12 | They felt that through joining the movement they had been liberated from the ills of modern society and that they were at last free to make the world a better place and themselves better people . |
| 13 | And we know there are various er responses to that question , and I would be looking to the districts to say whether or not they could cope with the various levels of provision that have been identified for Greater York , and it 's the view of whether they can cope within their own districts , I have n't said how you can cope , I said whether you can cope , you might I will I will leave you free to make the odd comment , but I want to focus on that part of the issue , and then the natural corollary to that is , will it be necessary , or is it considered necessary in the context of this alteration to provide specific guidance within H One policy for the distribution of that er development to er at sub , what I would call sub-district level , in other words do you want a specific entry for say Ryedale or Hambledon ? |
| 14 | When Pound revised and expanded this to make The ABC of Reading ( the title is still a misnomer ) , he winkled out of it most of the anti-Englishness that had been present in the first version , when Pound was still smarting from what he took to be England 's rejection of him eight years before , in 1920 . |
| 15 | The menu also includes any library contexts used in a current document ; there are mechanisms for enhancing this to make the menu encompass all contexts in the library . |
| 16 | This to make the next rectangle simpler to specify . |
| 17 | In particular , if a foreign element is involved the court will need to be satisfied that , in respect of the relief sought against him , the defendant is sufficiently connected with England for it to be just and proper to make the order against him despite the foreign element ( post , pp. 702H — 703A , 705B ) . |
| 18 | In particular , if a foreign element is involved the court will need to be satisfied that , in respect of the relief sought against him , the defendant is sufficiently connected with England for it to be just and proper to make the order against him despite the foreign element . |
| 19 | While most people strongly condemn the drugs traffickers , critics point to the recent drive by international markets to drive down the price of coffee , Colombia 's main export — and to the continuing drain of resources into debt payments to Western banks — as evidence that the international community is not willing to make the kind of sacrifices needed to confront the social and economic roots of Latin America 's drug problem . |
| 20 | The long drive north may act as a deterrent to some , yet for those willing to make the effort the rewards can be breathtaking . |
| 21 | I enjoy walking on the common land myself , but if I 'm willing to make the sacrifice , why are n't you ? ’ |
| 22 | To my mind , Niki was technically and mechanically the better driver ; he was willing to make the absolute best of even the most minimal chance . |
| 23 | When James succeeded his brother Charles as king in 1685 he showed that he was willing to make the power of the Crown more effective in North America by pressing on with the creation of the Dominion of New England , but he had neither the surplus revenue nor the obedient bureaucracy needed to run a system like that applied by continental monarchs . |
| 24 | DEC quit looking for an Alpha RISC second source when it became apparent foundries were n't willing to make the kind of investment needed without knowing whether the thing was really going to take off , says Electronic News . |
| 25 | However , the number of people willing to make the commitment to Communist party membership remained disproportionately small . |
| 26 | The acquirer may not have the time or be willing to make the inspections and will not want to accept the risk that some information may have been given to one of its employees or advisers who was unable at the time to appreciate its significance in relation to the transaction , or indeed may have been forgotten . |
| 27 | If some ecclesiastics showed resentment against the Danes , many others were doubtless willing to make the best of the new regime . |
| 28 | As to claims that religious education was inadequate , he pledged the Movement ‘ to investigate any individual case referred to them ’ and promised ‘ to leave no stone unturned to make the most satisfactory arrangements possible , . |
| 29 | If you all get on well and are prepared to make the same sacrifices to succeed , you might just be ‘ the right stuff ’ . |
| 30 | She has come to tell them about the opportunities which await them if they are prepared to make the long journey to Oregon . |