Example sentences of "[noun sg] make for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a bid to make for additional assistance , and I suggest that there are three means by which we could help people without work more than has been possible in the past . |
| 2 | The use of this type of fitting makes for easy cleaning and less cluttered bathrooms . |
| 3 | The Department of Education had accepted criticisms of the provision made for young children in ordinary elementary schools and had phased out arrangements for under-threes by 1904 ( in 1875 elementary schools accommodated 19,358 under-threes ) . |
| 4 | These may be formulated in more or less specific terms and the rather general issues that I have already outlined may be broken down into more narrowly focused questions and be dealt with in more than one module with provision made for explicit cross-reference . |
| 5 | Teaching , then , can be conceived of as a research activity whereby experimental techniques of instruction are designed to correspond with hypothetical principles of pedagogy , with provision made for mutual adjustment so as to bring validity of principle into as close an alignment as possible with the utility of technique . |
| 6 | Despite the fact that most space is given over to circulation and parking , with special provision made for particular needs ( Figure 6.45 ) , the area is still overwhelmed by the sheer volume of parked vehicles . |
| 7 | capital allowances — which I think he may want — it could have a damaging effect on the quality of investment decisions , which are at present made for good , sound , commercial reasons ? |
| 8 | ‘ Them stuck in there , all they can see is bars , an' us saying ‘ Look at them , are n't they sweet ’ , and them with legs that can run a hundred miles and skin made for boiling heat standing there in cages in rain and snow and hailstorms and having babies that 've never seen the bush and the jungle and the step — ’ |
| 9 | Nor did the kingship make for singleminded action on the battlefield : Sparta found ways of getting round the more obvious difficulties of dual command , but a king could always be brought to book by the oligarchic element ( the gerousia or council of elders , which was responsible for political trials ) or by the democratic — the Assembly , which could fine a king and limit his powers ( cp. p. 161 for Agis in 418 ) . |
| 10 | Third : the years of plan making for British cities . |
| 11 | But the play 's compassion and mordant comedy make for compelling viewing . |
| 12 | Tailor made for Speedy that is n't it . |
| 13 | In the first place , no-one has claimed that education is the only factor making for economic growth , and vice versa , no-one has argued that education makes no impact whatsoever on economic growth . |
| 14 | But stolid stonewalling makes for poor copy and dull viewing , and eventually they let him go , although even then a few of the younger and hungrier among them followed him down the wide staircase and out into Piazza Matteotti , hoping for a belated indiscretion . |
| 15 | A claim made for non-ELT television materials is that they are authentic . |
| 16 | The great claim made for perfect competition is that it leads to efficiency . |
| 17 | The common claim made for classical secular literature in response to the analytical question cui parte philosophiae supponitur ? , " to what branch of philosophy does it pertain ? " , is ethice supponitur , " it pertains to ethics " , and the reason : " because it treats of human behaviour " . |
| 18 | The negotiations were inconclusive on the main issue of secession but a relaxation of the blockade was agreed and a commitment made for future talks aimed at a final settlement . |
| 19 | Now Dr Miller can be a brilliant presenter , the energy manifest in his long , wiry frame making for admiring and compulsive viewing . |
| 20 | The specially designed plate rack in the scullery can drain the ninety plates of different sizes used for a five-course dinner for eighteen , whilst the slate floor makes for easy cleaning . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | To carry out participant observation into the minutiae of police practice might be theoretically approved in any statement made for general consumption , but in the cold light of institutional reality it will most likely be thwarted or subverted even as it is being agreed . |
| 23 | ‘ £50 to allow staff to attend day courses … no allowance made for internal training programmes which are arranged as required ’ . |
| 24 | Is there any allowance made for long-term illness ? or for condoned truancy ? |
| 25 | All Tri-Plates are highly collectable these days , but as Hawaiian star Sol Hoopii 's famous guitar remains undiscovered and blues-player Tampa Red 's legendary gold-plated model remains just that — a legend — the ultimate collector 's Tri-Plates must be the presentation models the company made for certain employees . |
| 26 | Using the word ‘ conducting ’ without qualification makes for unhistorical assumptions . |
| 27 | The clear indications of the appropriate direction in which to move any product or market for the benefit of the company makes for good communication and useful discussion . |
| 28 | Even when only historic costs are being recognized there are still subjective judgements which have to be made to produce balance sheets and income statements : how much depreciation to charge ; how to calculate the closing stock figure ; what provision to make for doubtful debts , etc . |
| 29 | The literary combination of narrative content and picture-language commentary make for powerful communication . |
| 30 | First , the prospective design made for high-quality data and minimised biases in ascertainment or classification . |