Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] to make ends [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , early this century , the regulatory position might be briefly summarised as protecting the minority of people driven into debt to make ends meet ; on the assumption that they faced not only hardship in itself but also particular risk of exploitation by unscrupulous lenders . |
| 2 | Many were forced to take part-time jobs or handouts from parents to make ends meet . |
| 3 | She is unemployed and depends upon benefits to make ends meet . |
| 4 | Farmers normally convert their farm bit by bit , in order to make ends meet until the conversion is complete . |
| 5 | Many married women whose husbands sign on for the family find themselves forced to seek work in the black economy in order to make ends meet ; this is often seen as less risky than the possibility of their husbands being caught . |
| 6 | Then , credit is seen as a necessity ( Appendix II ; section 1 ) : ‘ You buy on credit to make ends meet … . ’ , ‘ none of us would have things if it was n't for catalogues ’ , ‘ … when you want to replace anything you are forced to use HP because you do n't have the cash ’ . |