Example sentences of "[noun] have made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would like to thank the Curwen Archives Trust whose generous grant has made this publication possible . |
| 2 | Gooch has scored 2124 runs at an average of 50.57 , whereas Gower has made 2183 runs at 50.76 . |
| 3 | Although Lukic has made bad mistakes at ( unfortunaltely ) critical times I do n't think he is a complete donkey . |
| 4 | Large reserves of foreign currencies would then be required to buy the domestic currency in support operations , but the growth and mobility of capital flows has made most countries accept that such a defence is impractical . |
| 5 | Jim has made some enquiries through Italian legal colleagues and by all accounts the man does come from a very good family — very good indeed — so at least he has n't told her a tissue of lies about his background . ’ |
| 6 | Over the last two decades ICI has made significant progress in improving energy efficiency [ see graph ] . |
| 7 | ‘ Over the years ICI has made significant reductions in its mercury emissions , ’ explained Phil Edwards . |
| 8 | Parliament has made local planning authorities responsible for day-to-day planning control , including the determination of planning applications and the initiating of enforcement action . |
| 9 | In this connection it is worth noting that in another context , and in another part of the same Act , Parliament has made express provision for cases in which the suitability of particular accommodation is to be determined by the court in the course of ordinary litigation . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Highland has made strenuous efforts , through cross-shareholdings and a trading link with Remy Cointreau , to improve international distribution , and this is gradually paying off . |
| 12 | Would it be better for employees and pensioners to elect equally high-powered trustees from the outside world as the equivalent of non-executive directors , of which the JS board has made full use for many years now ? |
| 13 | He wrote : ‘ This outcome is very disappointing , as the board has made considerable efforts on your behalf to get the proposals accepted . |
| 14 | Last season definitely took a turn for the better when Kerslake came , and Kelly has made this season 's success in no small part . |
| 15 | The buyer of the contract has made 100 profit which he receives from the seller of the contract . |
| 16 | One day after a very difficult time with him , I exploded and said to him : ‘ I ca n't say that the Christian faith has made much difference to your life ! ’ |
| 17 | As Yarrow is the flagship in my constituency and the biggest private employer in the whole of Glasgow , I hope that the Secretary of State will accept my sense of relief and — yes — gratitude that the Ministry has made that decision today . |
| 18 | But in the last 15 months , the Association has made tremendous progress . ’ |
| 19 | The association has made repeated complaints to the Scottish Office , and to the administrators of the £55 million compensation funds . |
| 20 | Lazaroni 's opposite number , Azeglio Vicini , can call on an almost full-strength squad for a game in which he hopes Italy will prove his assertion that the side has made significant progress since being defeated by the Soviet Union in last summer 's European Championship semi-final . |
| 21 | As an alternative to damages , an account of profits may be available and this may be more advantageous to the plaintiff , especially if the defendant has made substantial profit from his use of the information . |
| 22 | It is a sad document of a young woman 's promiscuity in an age when AIDS has made most thinking members of the public chaste . ’ |
| 23 | Before discussing the effect which the judicature Acts have had in combining Law and Equity in one court , it will be convenient to note some of the branches of Law in which Equity has made important additions to the Common Law and done work which the Common Law could or did not do . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | Our industry has made huge progress in providing the right equipment for each application . |
| 26 | Jaguar Cars has made two appointments as part of plans to expand its range of vehicles and treble output by the year 2000 . |
| 27 | From the butt , the water flows through a bath ( you 'd better believe it ) containing more gravel and sacks : Ken has made full use of the overflow and plughole to circulate the water fully through the media before it returns to the pond via a glide cascade made of liner-covered wood . |
| 28 | Biblical scholarship has made enormous advances during the last forty years , aided immensely by the discovery of new primary sources , material unavailable to researchers in the past . |
| 29 | We are now producing our traditional ‘ Palatine Bitter ’ in large cans and 2-litre PET bottles suitable for the take-home trade , and our sales force has made encouraging progress in placing these on off-licence and supermarket shelves . |
| 30 | British research has made much use of the General Health Questionnaire ( GQH ) , which despite its name actually seems to index minor psychiatric morbidity ( ill-health ) . |