Example sentences of "thus making it [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether it is so curved that it closes in on itself ( like a balloon ) , thus making it possible to do a round trip of the Universe in a straight line , we simply do n't know . |
| 2 | A hopeful and insufficiently applauded shift in emphasis was signalled in 1986 by the Report of the Attorney General 's Commission on Pornography , which sought to identify the relative harms caused by various forms of pornography , thus making it possible to draw up a list of priorities . |
| 3 | Brown ( 1973 ) provided the first set of guidelines to be widely adopted for the calculation of MLU , thus making it possible to use this measure as a basis for comparing language performance across children . |
| 4 | By the end of 1991 , all outstanding issues between the two exchanges as regards rights , clearing arrangements and operational aspects were resolved , thus making it possible to finalise the new exchange 's rulebook and receive SIB/OFT approval to commence business . |
| 5 | In your nightmare , you feel that decisions about your life are made somewhere else by someone else — people who know little of you or your job , thus making it easier to decide that you no longer fit into this year 's marketing or accounting fashion |
| 6 | Finally , as we have shown earlier , what is defined as criminal varies across time and place , thus making it difficult to argue that in-built differences between the sexes can explain what is a variable phenomena . |
| 7 | Most studies do not use representative samples , and personality traits are typically assessed after the eating disorder has developed , thus making it difficult to determine whether the personality features caused , maintained , or simply resulted from the eating disorder . |