Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend . |
| 2 | It could only make for bad blood between the Li clan and himself and shatter the age-old ties between their families . |
| 3 | Good science does not necessarily make for good philosophy . |
| 4 | But statistics do not necessarily make for good intelligence . |
| 5 | THERE was an article in The Times the other day which said that good spelling did not necessarily make for good writing . |
| 6 | It would be a mistake to assume that the various strata of middle-class ‘ society ’ would naturally press for liberal reform . |
| 7 | We will only pay for alternative accommodation if this is NECESSARY . |
| 8 | About half of all part-timers earn below the limit , and therefore do not exist for national insurance purposes . |
| 9 | Without following Jakobson 's analysis in detail — it does not make for easy reading — I shall simply give examples of the sort of relationship he identifies under each of these headings . |
| 10 | The Building Regulations themselves do not make for easy reading , but there are various guides designed to explain them and the DoE now produce a Manual to the Building Regulations . |
| 11 | These films do not make for easy viewing . |
| 12 | But that would not make for easy writing , still less reading . |
| 13 | But the use of inexpertly laid and brightly coloured bricks , token pitched roofs and arched windows does not make for likeable architecture . |
| 14 | Still , one can see him becoming more loath to accept the evil in the good : and while this is charitable , it does not make for powerful story . |
| 15 | And even that did not make for encouraging listening . |
| 16 | Having read a lot of books does not make for good rock'n'roll lyrics — you end up with a band like XTC ; you might like them , sure , but that does n't make them rock'n'roll . |
| 17 | Theories do not make for liberating music . |
| 18 | The disconcerting ‘ first-disk ’ string sound may be down to miking difficulties ; likewise the booming timpani and overly forward woodwind , and these things do not make for comfortable listening . |
| 19 | It does not make for comfortable listening if one spends the First Act jumping up and down to raise the volume a notch , and the Third , mindful of the neighbours , turning it down again . |
| 20 | Before the Prime Minister answers , let me repeat that a Member must ask questions about matters for which the Prime Minister is responsible ; he can not answer for Labour party policies . |
| 21 | Excellent technology will not compensate for poor science . |
| 22 | And King Henry , alone in his chamber , held his head between his hands for fear it should burst with anger and chagrin , and something else which he did not or would not recognise for pure hatred . |
| 23 | PEOPLE with more than £2,213 a year of disposable income will no longer qualify for legal aid . |
| 24 | ‘ If such an incentive is not available , teachers will not opt for premature retirement , ’ UTU said , ‘ And the result could be a dramatic increase in the number of compulsory redundancies , particularly among younger teachers . |
| 25 | In the same speech she said that she wanted her government to be remembered as one ‘ which decisively broke with a debilitating consensus of a paternalistic Government and a dependent people ; which rejected the notion that the State is all powerful and the citizen is merely its beneficiary ; which shattered the illusion that Government could somehow substitute for individual performance ’ . |
| 26 | As the eminent nursing historian Monica E. Baly points out , in the nineteenth century sense nursing did not qualify for professional status : ‘ … nurses were not independent practitioners and indeed , the insistence on obedience was anti-ethical to independence and self-sufficiency ’ . |
| 27 | At the second Special General Meeting held at Keele University on September 12th , the proposal to create a register of Dormant Members for members who cease active participation of funeral or embalming work but do not qualify for Retired Membership status was rejected . |
| 28 | This was drawn up on account of the difficulty which the negotiators at The Hague had in agreeing whether or not irregular forces in occupied territory might or might not qualify for combatant status , but its words have a wider relevance : |
| 29 | The Civil Justice Review , on examining the arguments , recognised the need to assist people who do not qualify for legal aid funding , drew attention to the major advances that had been made in regulation policy so as probably to be able to control a contingency fee system and , on the basis of competition policy , considered whether it would be more desirable to devise more limited schemes under which lawyers would have a stake in the outcome of a case as an incentive . |
| 30 | The income eligibility limit ( above which a person does not qualify for legal aid ) in fact remains unchanged at £6,800 for a non-reparation case and £7,500 for a reparation case . |