Example sentences of "[verb] make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly the law has made possible regulations to encourage the mobility of Greek university students within Europe . |
| 2 | Livermore said : ‘ He 's a clever footballer who has made tremendous strides , bearing in mind he 's only 18 . |
| 3 | For some years now modern farming has made tremendous demands on the finite sources of energy which exist on earth . |
| 4 | George Michael 's counsel told the court that Sony has made worldwide profits of over fifty two million pounds from the singer 's recordings , whereas Mr Michael has made profits of over seven million pounds . |
| 5 | In the New Left Review , Benedict Anderson has made sharp criticisms of the work of the journalist and poet James Fenton which compare it with that of Kapuscinski and Naipaul . |
| 6 | He is hardly someone who has made friendly remarks about the coal industry of late . |
| 7 | Coal has gained the electricity generating markets but lost its domestic markets while gas has made vast gains in domestic and industrial heating markets . |
| 8 | The technical trick that has made cheap laser-printers possible has also brought type design and typesetting to a far wider market . |
| 9 | For years whenever I 've got out of bed in the middle of the night — about whatever pursuit you get out of bed in the night for — my right ankle has made cracking noises , like kindling being snapped . |
| 10 | We want them to be bailed.A consular official has made regular visits to the jail . |
| 11 | Allegations of stamping apart , the recent trend towards the use of longer studs has made nasty gashes through ‘ sprigging ’ far more commonplace . |
| 12 | Leeds City Council has made great provisions for handicapped people in all its buildings and public places , and at Roundhay Park there are scented gardens for the blind . |
| 13 | However , Sir Lewis has made great efforts to dispel an admitted ‘ deep scepticism ’ at his appointment among the group 's staff of more than 7,000 , and there is growing confidence among them in what he is doing . |
| 14 | Although Cypress has made great efforts to get the HyperSparc to the launch platform so quickly ( when compared to Viking , see front page ) — the design process spanned just 18 months — Cypress has one major problem : it has no customers signed-up for the thing yet . |
| 15 | The engineer in charge reports that the firm has made great efforts recently to get some new equipment , but there has been a delay in delivery . |
| 16 | At the same time the government has made great efforts to centralise the control of information . |
| 17 | It is consulted regularly by the Conference of Bishops , and in recent years has made great strides in making the women 's voice heard , and enabling women to play their part in the collaboration at all levels in the Church . |
| 18 | The Soviet Union has made great strides since the advent of socialism in 1917 and China has achieved a remarkable increase in prosperity in the years since the communists took over . |
| 19 | There is no doubt that the Brooklands Museum has made great strides in preserving part of Britain 's motoring and aviation heritage and to celebrate 85 years of Brooklands an ambitious programme of aviation and motoring events are planned for 1992 . |
| 20 | Medical science has made great strides in tackling infertility . |
| 21 | Karate has made great strides in the fields of sport and entertainment in recent years , so that there are now semi- and full-contact karate sports as well as kickboxing . |
| 22 | ‘ Since 1989 , the industry has made great strides in getting costs down and output up , and maintaining high standards of safety and environmental protection , ’ he said . |
| 23 | This year the new editorial team has made great strides to develop the editorial content within a limited budget . |
| 24 | Plastic surgery has made great strides since the pioneering techniques of the Guinea Pig Club during World War II . |
| 25 | The town has made great strides forward working with the community and business over the past few years in cleaning up the town and making it the kind of place which is able to compete and win a national environmental accolade . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ The town has made great strides forward working with the community and business over the past few years , and making it the kind of place which is able and compete and win a national environmental accolade . ’ |
| 27 | Kinnock has made great changes and one admires the way he has manipulated the Labour Party towards reality . |
| 28 | In an age where liberty has made great advances in the world , there is still conflict , instability and want , causing great misery and inhibiting the peace and co-operation which we want to help to build . |
| 29 | Indeed Butzer is a geographer who has made great contributions in defining a field of Pleistocene Geography which was the term used as a subtitle for his book on Environment and Archaeology first published in 1964 . |
| 30 | The recession has made small practices particularly vulnerable , as they lose fee income through clients ' going out of business ; nor do they get paid for work in progress , says Ernst & Young insolvency practitioner Alan Lovett . |