Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] make for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The intention may appear from an express definition in different terms made for the purpose of a particular section or group of sections .
2 They should be kept in a rigid container made for the purpose and stored in a secure place .
3 I wish to make it clear that it is a safety net clause which follows on similar provisions made for the telecommunications , electricity and water industries .
4 The most direct approach leaves the village by way of Glen Canisp , taking advantage of a rough road to a shooting lodge and then continuing on a good track along the north base of the mountain until opposite the obvious saddle ; here the track , which heads for the more orthodox mountain of Canisp , is left and a watery beeline made for the foot of the gully descending from the saddle .
5 All told , the ambitious predictions made for the Orbital have been substantially realised , and it is for this reason that the two-stroke Fiesta prototype won the approbation of our judges .
6 Each division was assessed on each of these fourteen risk elements and compared , element by element , with the corresponding assessments made for the group as a whole .
7 Given the claims that many alternative therapies make for the treatment of ‘ incurable ’ conditions , many of which are suffered mainly by older people , it is perhaps time for those responsible for the care of older people to investigate the potential of such treatments as homoeopathy , acupuncture , chiropractic , osteopathy , herbalism and many others .
8 Generalization to both test stimuli thus has its origin in a common source ( the associative strength acquired by stimulus A during aversive conditioning ) , eliminating the possibility , inherent in the between-group comparison made for the results in Fig. 5.6 , that differences in the associative strength of stimulus A might be responsible for the outcome .
9 Mr Thornberry , who comes from Belfast , expressed two anxieties about the election : first , whether the technical arrangements made for the election would proceed smoothly ; second , whether the use of symbols on ballot papers to enable illiterate voters to identify the party of their choice would work satisfactorily .
10 Equation ( 7.10 ) shows that the inductance may be calculated from the resistances R 1 and R 4 and the capacitance C 2 of the variable capacitor at balance , in accordance with the initial claim made for the bridge .
11 The rich in hot countries made for the mountains .
12 Once again , the great expectations unleashed by the Prime Minister and the inflated claims made for the citizens charter when it was first announced have resulted in a half-baked set of proposals which will do little to improve the real quality of public services in Britain .
13 While most of the people rested in the river meadow , shivering as the layers of fog brimmed round them , Cameron and a few strong runners made for the Tummel above the confluence , crossed it , and found the people of Atholl and Tulliemet overflowing the howff at Widow Duff 's , supping broth , chewing mutton , throwing ribs to the dogs .
14 He had new cases made for the shells , covered in scarlet Genoese velvet with two rows round of gilt-headed upholstery nails on the lid , the sides and ends blank-panelled with a single row of the same .
15 identify the other factors making for the expansion of private residential care , but give primacy to public finance :
16 Activities beyond those specified in the Statutes are essentially extra voluntary provisions made for the benefit of members of Convocation .
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