Example sentences of "make [adv prt] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made over £1,000 . |
| 2 | Yet the first British census of Palestine showed that Jews only made up 11% of the population . |
| 3 | However , in 1913 foreign investment still made up 25% of the money invested in Russian industry . |
| 4 | This year Moss expects less than 20% of turnover to come from sales of framework technologies — he hopes end user products will make up 80% — and only 5% or 10% during 1994 . |
| 5 | In the year 2000 gas will make up 40% of USSR energy production . |
| 6 | On subjects , whereas ‘ Social Studies ’ made up 67% , ‘ Arts ’ 26% and ‘ Natural Sciences ’ 7% of the course programme in 1953–54 by 1957–58 the proportions were 64% , 26% and 10% respectively . |
| 7 | In 1991 results of serum tests and ultrasonography before 28 weeks ' gestation together made up 38% of the indications leading to a prenatal karyotypic confirmation of fetal trisomy 21 . |
| 8 | Persistent and casual truants — so categorised by headteachers — made up 4% of the school roll in November and 5% in June . |
| 9 | In 1983 imported coal ( domestic production is minimal ) made up 9% of total energy demand . |
| 10 | Those pupils whose absence was , at the time of completion of the survey returns , still unauthorised made up 11% ( June ) and 7% ( November ) of the total of pupils surveyed . |
| 11 | Pupils classified as unauthorised absentees made up 11% ( June ) and 7% ( November ) of the total surveyed . |
| 12 | Parental smoking was dichotomised ( regular or occasional smoker v non-smoker , former smoker or not known ) , and father 's occupation was categorised into four groups : manual , non-manual , unemployed , and not known ( this last category made up 21% ( 943 ) of the 4538 responses ) . |
| 13 | In 1992 , VAX-related revenues made up 70% of total group turnover , but Turner expects this to drop to 60% in 1993 as AS/400 business continues to grow . |
| 14 | The professional and managerial classes made up 18% of the population in 1971 : their children formed 51% of university entrants in 1975 and 54% in 1979 . |
| 15 | In 1989 , some 16% or 900 of the Polytechnique 's 5,000 students were female , of which Nathalie Provost was one , although women made up 56% of the student body of the University at large . |
| 16 | Referrals from general practice made up 40% of the workload of the district 's radiology service . |
| 17 | These twin appeals aim to reduce the College 's dependence on tuition fees , which in 1983 ( the year in which the Appeal was launched ) made up 73% of Somerville 's income . |
| 18 | Where home ownership is low , as in Scotland and Northern Ireland , housing made up 33% and 28.1% respectively of the value of inherited estates in 1980–81 . |
| 19 | In 1953–54 nearly 40% of all male students were classified as manual workers ; men as a whole made up 45% of the total number of students . |
| 20 | This year , sales here increased 133% to £5.6m , and made up 45% of all new licence sales . |
| 21 | In the Union Territory of Nagaland , Christians make up 85% of the population . |
| 22 | Of the 169 companies listed , five make up 85% of the value of the composite index . |
| 23 | Fourth , high speed printers make up 30% of UK revenues . |
| 24 | Take delivery as an example : each of the requirements of material , quantity , time , location and documents is marked and when added together these make up 30% of the total . |
| 25 | However , the gap between the sexes is narrowing : men now make up 57% of students in higher education , compared with 63% in 1980–1 and 67% in 1970–1 ( Government Statistical Service , 1989 , Table 27 ) . |
| 26 | In the USA , black Americans , who make up 12% of the population , have traditionally formed a distinct social stratum at the base of the stratification system . |
| 27 | The country 's farm-workers and labourers make up 17% of the population , yet they are ignored by the mass media . |
| 28 | Their rural cousins , who still make up 75% of the population , scratch a living from the soil . |
| 29 | And while products make up 28% of turnover , the group also has a strong recurring revenue stream , and is keen to exploit it further — 28% of income comes from maintenance , 44% from services : consultancy , technical support and training . |
| 30 | But what about the outcome of the usual monitoring visits — which still make up 80% of the subject assessor 's time ? |