Example sentences of "makes it [adj] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 These differences are probably adaptive and familiarity with the literature on allometry makes it easy to test specific hypotheses .
2 If all the data are initially entered into a computer database , the power of a database management system makes it easy to present different views of the data to the researcher , allowing more subtle and complex associations to emerge .
3 This property of amplification makes it impossible to make long-term predictions about evolution , as one can in astronomy .
4 The importance of the law in such matters is in creating a centre of power which makes it possible to enforce moral duties .
5 The reason why communication is achieved here by lexical means only is of course because the context of shared knowledge makes it possible to use minimal cues .
6 The use of complex lexical structures makes it possible to use simpler grammars .
7 Retroactive notation makes it possible to indicate distinct facets without recourse to mixed notation .
8 A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted .
9 This makes it possible to study subtle processes of coordination : for example , when words are repeated they are generally pronounced less clearly after the first time , but only if they are being used to refer to the same thing .
10 Contracting out makes it possible to transfer those problems to others , who can in principle be fairly tightly controlled through contracts .
11 For underdeveloped countries the computer makes it possible to leapfrog certain stages of development by slashing paper bureaucracy , streamlining production and improving health care .
12 These have been recreated using an amazing new British technique which makes it possible to produce accurate facsimiles of ancient bodies .
13 Many tests develop a system of numerical scoring which makes it possible to make precise comparisons between the scores obtained by different individuals .
14 The only thing in the way is the fact that all nuclei are electrically charged and ‘ like charges repel ’ : this repulsion makes it difficult to force those nuclei together .
15 That conception makes it difficult to address sharp upheavals in the international system that occur in many periods of structural change , the rivalry between different countries that occurs in international trade and finance , or the impact that a country 's internal conditions ( such as the structure of its unions and management ) have on its international position .
16 The particular avant-garde perspective of their critique ( as of Greenberg 's ) makes it difficult to avoid first impressions of a conflation in their work of ‘ genuine art ’ with ‘ elite art ’ .
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