Example sentences of "[noun] make for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is provision made for a rudder assembly on the Seayak but my version came without one so I can not vouch for its effectiveness in steering . |
| 2 | The camera can be preset or remotely controlled to cover the subject or area to be photographed , and provision made for a sequence of pictures or a single exposure , according to the camera type and its shutter release . |
| 3 | In Dunton v. Dunton ( 1892 ) 18 V.L.R. 114 ( Supreme Court of Victoria ) , the Court ( Higinbotham and Williams JJ. , Hood J. dissenting ) held that an agreement between ex-spouses whereby the former husband undertook to pay the former wife £6 per month , ‘ so long as she … shall conduct herself with sobriety , and in a respectable , orderly , and virtuous manner ’ was a valid contract made for a consideration . |
| 4 | ‘ You could n't have had a golf course made for a man 's game more than that golf course for John Daly , ’ observed the man who has won more Masters than anyone , six all told and now playing his 34th in succession . |
| 5 | Angry telephone calls followed and a strong case made for a review of Japanese regulations . |
| 6 | All these ingredients make for an outpouring of love and care when she is confronted by a terrified Behrendt one day . |
| 7 | Its wit , neoclassic charm and sparkling score make for a work that appeals to all , young or old … and a dreadful warning too ! |
| 8 | Vern made for a bench in a concrete space with trees and shrubs scattered around in pots , and sat down . |
| 9 | Some have suggested that the expansion of higher education makes for a better-informed , more rational public more inclined to participate in politics . |
| 10 | Definitely an acquired taste was a clunky Spanish colonial gilt-metal mounted mother-of-pearl , tortoiseshell , pewter , ebonised and parcel-gilt cabinet made for a viceroy of Peru , and dating from the second half of the seventeenth century . |
| 11 | The underlying justification for this book is that participation in policy making for a group of public services of considerable importance to us all must rest upon understanding : understanding of what the policies are , of how they are made and implemented , and of the implications of the many prevailing suggestions on how to change those policies . |
| 12 | Similarly , the apparent text of my obsessive orderliness read , ‘ Form and order make for efficiency , and efficiency makes for a well-structured , meaningful life ’ , while the sub-text read , ‘ Unless I impose some form and order on life , I shall lose control , chaos will ensue , and life will become meaningless . ’ |
| 13 | So her shops with their carefully designed clothes sat on top of great orders for dresses and suits that Belmodes made for a handful of big stores who marketed them under different trade names , sometimes their own , but never Belmodes . |
| 14 | " More fax users make for a snowball effect , " he says . |
| 15 | Call made for a second EC constitutional conference Delors seeks wider parliament powers . |
| 16 | This was a chamber made for a purpose ; a purpose it was impatient to fulfil even four thousand years after it was built . |
| 17 | At the 36 hour point the suspect must be charged , released or an application made for a warrant of further detention . |
| 18 | Dropping hints that an initial public offering could be on the cards , the company pointed to figures showing that the majority of software start-ups make for an IPO at between $10m and $20m of venture funding : Neuron Data is capitalised at $16m . |