Example sentences of "[adv] makes [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 With DLT you can look at all files that will be deleted with your command before you execute it , so for those a little wary of deleting files , that feature alone makes this program a must .
2 Reducing emissions not only makes good sense environmentally , it can also yield cost savings .
3 But this lady only makes three appearances , Diane .
4 But this lady only makes three appearances , Diane .
5 the English working class … can never do anything decisive here in England until it separates its policy with regard to Ireland in the most definite way from the policy of the ruling class , until it not only makes common cause with the Irish , but actually takes the initiative in dissolving the Union established in 1801 , and replacing it by a federal relationship .
6 If the geological community , which , despite being very well supplied with bibliographical data on research theses , only makes direct use of one quarter of such works , then it is likely that in other subject areas which are less well supported bibliographically , levels of thesis use will be even lower .
7 Most contract carpet in the USA is tufted and printed which only makes mass production runs feasible .
8 This not merely makes direct comparison difficult , but it may also mean that such comparisons would be of questionable value given that they would not relate to the actual situation in which traditional and non-traditional students are competing for places , and in which their work and achievement can be meaningfully compared .
9 RE should help pupils to appreciate that there is another language possible — one which perhaps makes more sense , but that is for each person to decide for him/herself .
10 The interpretation which perhaps makes most sense of people 's answers is that their decisions seem to be based first on a desire to pay off quickly , and second ( in modification of this ) on how high an instalment they can afford — rather than on interest rates or total cost .
11 It admittedly makes intuitive sense , and fits in with the general observation about staffs ' professional identities being a function of their research identities .
12 The piece tests the actor 's awareness and imagination to the full , but nevertheless makes precise demands on him : he must follow exactly what the author says .
13 It just makes more sense .
14 A crowd walking eight abreast can trample a good-size swathe through a hay meadow and single file just makes common sense , although I must admit the signs did seem to be something of an overkill .
15 If it just makes ten people change their minds then it is worthwhile .
16 The learned information just makes these traits explicit , so that they can be used for prediction .
17 On the other hand , the criminal law already makes some provision for such cases .
18 Raytheon already makes military versions of DEC 's mid-range VAX 6000s and the Alpha license expands on that deal .
19 Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome .
20 In an official statement put out yesterday , Sangster said cryptically : ‘ It is a sad decision , but it no longer makes any sense keeping the place and having to stay in the local pub when we visit . ’
21 The view was expressed that with technological progress unskilled jobs were disappearing and the idea that full employment is possible no longer makes any sense .
22 Oat straw , although variable in quality , generally makes good bulk fodder for cattle .
23 " For young Gedge to say , " he said quietly , " that he has seen a person watching boys playing rounders hardly makes that person a homosexual .
24 Brian Close always makes good copy , but the acquaintance stretches from the Garners and Vivs to Gower and Border and Jones and Waqar .
25 I looked naked under the lace ( the desired effect ) , but in fact ‘ M ’ always makes built-in underwear out of fine flesh-coloured fabric with several linings of asbestos and a Liberty bodice under the lot for good measure .
26 Enjoy yourself — you 'll find Mr Hunter always makes these sessions as pleasant as possible for all concerned . ’
27 Ruth always makes lovely sandwiches .
28 His essay , ‘ Of Parents and Children ’ , still makes salutary reading , and by no means sings the praises of paternity ; it suggests that most of the ‘ noblest works ’ of civilisation have been accomplished by the childless .
29 Further evidence comes from the fact that the chromosomes are littered with old genetic text that is no longer used , but which still makes recognizable sense .
30 If , after learning successfully about the suffix -ful , he still makes that error , then consider it as a phonic alternative .
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