Example sentences of "makes [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | IF the sophisticated modern diesel engine now makes economic sense for small cars , the savings it offers for bigger cars are more worthwhile . |
| 2 | If , for whatever reason , a husband initially commands higher rates of pay than his wife it makes economic sense for him to ‘ specialize ’ in paid work and let her shoulder the brunt of the partnership 's unpaid chores ( Becker , 1981 , 1985 ; for a critique see Owen , 1987 ) . |
| 3 | A contrasting perspective , however , which makes little allowance for the effects of collective bargaining arrangements , is the study of democracy in British and US unions by Edelstein and Warner ( 1975 ) , and that for Mexico by Thompson and Roxborough ( 1982 ) . |
| 4 | The best that I can say for a personality explanation is that it prevents executives from thinking about changing their behaviour , because it understandably makes little sense for them to undergo some kind of therapy . |
| 5 | Joseph Gandy , who claims in 1805 that his designs originate ‘ in the humane desire of increasing the comforts and improving the condition of the Labouring Poor ’ , makes little provision for them . |
| 6 | If a grid , an uncompromisingly repetitive though rhythmic grid , is provided , the eye-brain complex makes due allowance for height and perspective and recognises the continuity of the scale into the distance , both vertically and horizontally . |
| 7 | It is quite anomalous therefore that SI 1991 489 regulation 3(c) makes specific provision for any person to sue for breach of Core Rule 28 ( or a comparable SRO insider dealing rule ) . |
| 8 | The Act , as amended , makes specific provision for the making of back-up copies of computer programs . |
| 9 | ( l ) Communication of knowledge to agent or credit-broker Section 14(3) of SGA 1979 makes specific provision for the situation where goods are taken on credit terms . |
| 10 | The answer is that the no-boundary proposal makes definite predictions for how the universe should behave . |
| 11 | The three businesses comprise 60.9%-owned San Diego-based subsidiary GTI Corp , which makes magnetic components for the local area network market ; UK-based Zetex , a specialist analogue semiconductor manufacturer for the data storage market ; and Trend , which has now completely moved out of defence to concentrate on dedicated telecommunications test equipment . |
| 12 | But it makes commercial sense for them to respond to pressure . |
| 13 | In his notes with the disc , Bernard Benoliel makes high claims for this work as a major influence on Elgar ( Gerontius ) and Vaughan Williams ( A Sea Symphony ) . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the criminal law already makes some provision for such cases . |
| 15 | While the scheme makes some provision for grants , most of the payments are in the form of loans to those deemed eligible and able to meet the repayments . |
| 16 | Oftel director general Sir Bryan Carsberg said : ‘ I am no longer satisfied that the code makes adequate provision for compensating those who suffer . ’ |
| 17 | The section also makes similar provisions for premises operated under a public house licence to which 5.59 applies ( subs . |
| 18 | In 1852–3 Gustave makes serious plans for ‘ La Spirale ’ , a ‘ grand , metaphysical , fantastical and bawling novel ’ , whose hero lives a typically Flaubertian double life , being happy in his dreams and unhappy in his real life . |
| 19 | ‘ Andy makes crucial saves for us at vital times in matches and we have actually come to expect that of him , ’ said Gough . |
| 20 | The chapter entitled ‘ Help from formal services ’ makes sobering reading for service providers , though the aim of the research was not to promote particular policy or practice developments but rather to illuminate a previously neglected field . |
| 21 | Scores ( the total of correct answers ) are given to the headteacher who makes year-by-year comparisons for classes and individual children . |
| 22 | The Fengtai school , in a suburb of Beijing , has set up a factory that makes hydraulic cylinders for use in the steel industry . |
| 23 | This makes perfect sense for right now — it 's just what the doctor ordered for all of us . ’ |
| 24 | The company makes giant machinery for industry : steel mills and iron foundries ; oil-drilling equipment and massive bulldozers . |
| 25 | Metrotect , which makes plasticised materials for protecting underground and underwater pipelines , makes about 90pc of its sales overseas and has offices in Singapore , Denver and Sao Paolo , Brazil . |
| 26 | Indeed , the move seems generally acceptable for them , subject only to the natural constraint that it will be proscribed in certain cases where the adjective would consequently look as if it were attributive , with the result that an incorrect meaning would apparently be expressed ; for example : ( 19 ) this potion makes dogs bald ( 20 ) this potion makes bald dogs For the second reason , we turn to some additional aspects of questions . |
| 27 | She is already a megastar in Japan , where she makes frequent visits for personal and TV appearances . |
| 28 | Section 340 makes corresponding provision for an application to the court , and for the court making an order , where an individual has given a preference ‘ to any person . ’ |
| 29 | Then , there was nothing else to be done except get back to work in the cutting room at Paramount where he was working around the clock on The Two Jakes , for which the world of movie entertainment was waiting with bated breath ; because even though all of the above makes fascinating reading for everyone intrigued by Hollywood 's pop royalty , especially one so colourful and mercurial as Nicholson , it is the mere trivia , the overcoat of gloss and glitz , that hides the real Jack Nicholson … |
| 30 | ‘ Starving in Silence ’ makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in understanding the way in which famines develop and the mechanisms of censorship . |