Example sentences of "make or [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With 3% or 4% , they can make or break policies and governments , as Israel 's religious parties notoriously have done . |
| 2 | As the moment approached for a key procedural vote that would make or break Reagan 's programme , Stockman received an agitated telephone call from Bill Thomas , a conservative Republican from California and an agent of the administration on Capitol Hill : This extended quotation provides a fascinating picture of the American pluralist system in operation while helping us to understand why the Reaganites were successful in fashioning the coalitions they required in the House of Representatives . |
| 3 | THIS is the week which could make or break John Major 's Government and the British economy . |
| 4 | Although Labour accepted that a second chamber to replace the Lords could be elected by a method other than the present first-past-the-post system , that chamber did not make or break governments . |
| 5 | Thus UK residents , companies and private individuals can make or receive payments to or from abroad . |