Example sentences of "it makes [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | An important indication ( although , as we shall see , not a sufficient one ) that a portion of a sentence is a semantic constituent is that its semantic contribution to the sentence is the same as that which it makes to other , different sentences ; in other words , it carries what is in some sense a constant meaning from context to context . |
2 | If the law of life is struggle , the ‘ bottom line ’ in economic activity as with any other , is the contribution it makes to that struggle , and no sector can simply opt out of it , even if it can be shown by some other criteria that doing so would improve matters . |
3 | And the way that the Government has reduced the provision it makes for higher education erm is that it is has so far erm kept us with the same amount of resources while expecting us to take more students . |
4 | If you fish either of these in conjunction with an Optonic bite alarm , it makes for efficient , relaxing fishing . |
5 | This is Bennett 's story and it makes for fascinating reading . |
6 | There is no need hereto go into the rivalries of the various mathematicians involved in the search for the cubic formula — however it makes for fascinating reading ( [ 71 ] , [ 64 ] , [ 75 ] ) . |
7 | Nikolayeva certainly does not have the Horowitzian panache generally associated with Russian virtuosos — it is her mind and ears which are transcendental rather than her fingers — but that ‘ handicap ’ is actually a positive attribute since it makes for painstaking care and originality in all of her interpretations . |
8 | it prevents the group from becoming bored and frustrated ; 2. it trains you to identify essentials and to avoid waffle ; 3. it gives you practice in handling intellectual exchanges ; 4. it increases your sensitivity to the feelings of others ; 5. it helps you to " think on your feet " and gain self-confidence ; 6. it assists you with later revision and exam techniques ; and 7. it makes for better learning and it 's more fun . |
9 | Timidity in pop will get you nowhere , but it makes for great listening . |
10 | No one must be false to that oath , but in order to return a collective verdict , the verdict of you all , there must necessarily be argument , and a certain amount of give and take and adjustment of views within the scope of the oath you have taken , and it makes for great public inconvenience and expense if jurors can not agree owing to the unwillingness of one of their number to listen to the arguments of the rest . |
11 | This way of working is often frustrating for me , of course , and it makes for economic inefficiency . |
12 | It makes for easy division of the labour force into ‘ essential ’ and ‘ inessential ’ workers , and thus avoids the need to consider whether there is any degree of essential interdependence between them . |
13 | It makes for poor tips . ’ |
14 | The National Children 's Home wants the government to re-think the provision it makes for young people , increasing benefits for those on training courses and setting up grants for those leaving care . |
15 | It makes for static relations ’ |
16 | Choosing the most appropriate things to eat and in the case of man the most effective materials for tools and weapons is adaptive in the sense that it makes for biological survival : organisms which practise the keenest discrimination flourish at the expense of those less discriminating in their choices . |
17 | Here I feel the middle single coil is a little on the thin side against the tapped humbuckers , but when the five-way is in positions two or four it makes for some interesting and very usable tonal combinations . |
18 | Pulling them together , we may see that in marriage in Britain today , while freedom of choice makes for great potential satisfaction in the marital relationship as such , at the same time it makes for some instability if the satisfactions are not up to expectations . |
19 | Still , it makes for some interesting innuendo as he admits he has something the other girls have n't . |
20 | I think that is a , there is a need to look into this , it is an area where we have n't looked into at the moment , and when you consider the valuable work that our staff in the D S O organisation does , and the profit it makes for this county council , and the savings it makes for the county council , it would be sensible for us to also look into building maintenance as well . |
21 | But it is much more difficult to justify on academic terms an expansion of what I will call ‘ educational exposure ’ ; the development , through extensive first-hand experience , of an understanding of what being a teacher involves , of the demands it makes upon those who teach for month after month , of the stresses and strains ( as well as the joys ) of the classroom . |