Example sentences of "make up [adj] ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the height of the crisis in the early 1980s , living standards have risen again but many of those living on the margins have not made up lost ground . |
| 2 | At the subsequent AGM of the Alliance , Charles Ward argued that following the electoral truce of the war years conscientiously observed by the Alliance but not its opponents , the organisation had made up lost ground through steady educative work , and was now able ‘ to get in closer touch with the people ’ ( SE 12 February 21 ) . |
| 3 | What can not be doubted is that Unionists , who had drawn level with the Liberals in 1910 , had made up more ground on them since . |
| 4 | In spite of William 's immediate miss that allowed Hudson his second escape , the West Indies still made up some ground when Kenneth Benjamin and Jimmy Adams acquired their first Test wickets just before tea through cut shots that were edged to Lara at first slip ; Peter Kirsten off Benjamin , a powerfully-built fast bowler with a method not unlike Colin Croft 's in the wide angle of delivery , and Hansie Cronje to the fourth ball from Adams , whose left-arm spin had been restricted to seven wicketless overs all season . |
| 5 | It is felt that allowing students more than one resit is too generous , unnecessary when they can often make up lost ground in subsequent terms , and allows the examinations office to timetable all resits in a single block at the beginning of examination week . |
| 6 | We made up some ground on them last weekend and have to continue to do so . |
| 7 | After their success in the World Cup , Australian administrators and officials are keen to use the game 's newly acquired high profile to promote rugby back home and to make up lost ground on the other two codes — rugby league and Australian Rules . |
| 8 | ‘ Positive discrimination ’ in favour of boys was operated in that context for many years , yet such ‘ discrimination ’ in favour of girls — such as by providing them with extra help in their mathematics , or the opportunity to make up lost ground in CDT — is generally frowned upon . |
| 9 | Marine bid to make up lost ground in the HFS League when they take on Gainsborough Trinity at College Road . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't manage to make up any ground on him whatsoever . ’ |