Example sentences of "[be] made to measure " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attempts have been made to measure plasma prostacyclin levels indirectly by radioimmunoassay measurement of 6-keto-PGF 1 α , a stable metabolite of prostacyclin . |
| 2 | They are made to measure and supplied pre-glazed — double or triple — with all the fittings and screws in place ready for immediate , trouble-free installation ( as long as measuring up has been done carefully , and the hole for the window is square ) . |
| 3 | Doors are made to measure , delivered in four weeks , for d-i-y fitting or professional installation . , , . |
| 4 | These can be made to measure if required , but some , such as spirals and the straight stairway , can be bought as kits for you to assemble yourself . |
| 5 | In Taormina , the Corso Umberto — the town 's main thoroughfare — caters to all fashionable tastes , and the winding back streets offer a range of shops with specialities which range from delicately embroidered blouses which may be made to measure , colourful pottery and terracotta statuettes dressed in 18th century costumes . |
| 6 | Individual items can be made to measure . |
| 7 | Another stated objective of many case management services is the improvement of the client 's quality of life , and there are a great number of attempts being made to measure quality of life ( QOL ) ( Lehman et al. , 1986 ; Oliver , 1991 ) . |
| 8 | In our Venetian palace the furniture and marble floors were made to measure in open-fronted workshops in the surrounding streets . |
| 9 | Attempts were made to measure the relative contribution to the overall metabolism of mucosa , lamina propria , and muscularis layers . |
| 10 | and er had to measure up the body because the coffins were made to measure . |
| 11 | At that time few attempts were made to measure the effectiveness of such activity , and advertising agencies tended to branch out into sales promotions with the aim of offering an all-inclusive package to their clients in an attempt to combat competition from the emerging sales promotion agencies . |
| 12 | And those suits were made to measure |
| 13 | Unfortunately , as soon as an attempt is made to measure ‘ performance ’ , a whole series of problems arises . |
| 14 | Your Dolphin fitted bathroom is made to measure . |
| 15 | The sequence was made to measure for Gerhardt who , in Heaton 's phrase , was ‘ built like a tank ’ . |
| 16 | Between 1963 and 1974 an attempt was made to measure the abundance and distribution of the common and widespread birds breeding in Sussex woodlands by a series of sample censuses . |
| 17 | The patients were monitored for any streptococcal infections during sampling , but no attempt was made to measure the amount of streptokinase absorbed . |
| 18 | He played a part that was made to measure , a scarf-wearing , nose-blowing hypochondriac who Dr Jacques was to put firmly in his place . |