Example sentences of "[noun] is make [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , an idea on a social form of activity must be related to what is already known in sociology if our research is to make a genuine contribution to sociological knowledge . |
| 2 | Today , the gap between treasure hunters and archaeologists is considerable , and there is little possibility of confusing the two : the main aim of the treasure hunter is to make a financial gain from what is found , whereas the main aim of the archaeologist is to investigate the past . |
| 3 | Kylie Minogue is making a rare live appearance and performance down on the beach . |
| 4 | This dire short-term market squeeze has at least temporarily put paid to the idea that the building society industry is making a graceful adaptation to the 1980s ' deregulation of the financial services market . |
| 5 | Nobody inside or outside the administration is making a good job of selling the tax . |
| 6 | The state of Texas is making a substantial contribution , and about $1.7 billion is expected from foreign partners . |
| 7 | The aim of the work is to make an all-weather path which can be used by walkers , joggers , cyclists and horse-riders , while preserving the rural character of the route . |
| 8 | The rapidly changing and fast disappearing ‘ industrial landscape ’ of England is making the familiar works of L. S. Lowry a rather whimsical soft-focus evocation of the history of these islands , as though they are recording just another aspect of embalmed English heritage . |
| 9 | The olive is making a mild come-back , with the help of European Community money . |
| 10 | He says the machine is making an excellent job and he believes one of its positive assets is its strength and durability . |
| 11 | Although there are special fittings to allow washing machine waste pipes to be connected to the sink waste , the best way of plumbing in a washing machine is to make a permanent connection to the pipes in the kitchen for the water supply and to fit a stand pipe and trap leading through a hole in the outside wall for the waste pipe . |
| 12 | Scotland is making a strong contribution to this study and the final conference on the theme is to be held here next year . |
| 13 | The fall is real enough ( remembering my earlier distinction between real and literal , p. 36 ) , and to take out the story of Adam and Eve is to make a terrible hole in the gospel . |
| 14 | A COUNCIL is to make an old people 's home safe following the discovery of dangerous faults . |
| 15 | So , while the electrician is making a new connection , we ( including the managers from the office ! ) decided to find the shovels and do it the hard way . |
| 16 | The Commission 's job is to make a preliminary decision on the admissibility of the complaint . |
| 17 | My aim is to make a photographic record of these countries before the developing world we live in changes them forever . |
| 18 | The aim is to make the technical and commercial benefits of analytical SEM available to small to medium companies concerned with materials processing and manufacture . |
| 19 | One aim is to make the familiar look unfamiliar and he says it was only when he referred back to his photographs after completing many of his drawings that he realised what he had missed . |
| 20 | One of the latest ideas is to make a woolbearing pig . |
| 21 | On the contrary , by correcting himself in this way the author is making a particular point : that although the occasion might have been regarded as a performance by some , that although it might have in time become a performance , this description is not an accurate representation of the narrator 's memories . |
| 22 | Otherwise the Vendor is making an unjustified windfall . |
| 23 | That is , they do this in every case except that of an exorcism ritual where the point is to make a deliberate display of violence and aggression , in the sense of ‘ intentionally causing suffering to another being ’ , to frighten the predatory spirits . |
| 24 | — The hon. Gentleman is making the political point that if the SNP had 72 Scottish Members of Parliament as he posits , sovereignty would remain with the House , but the House would conclude that the Act of Union was no longer sustainable . |
| 25 | I I take it that honourable gentle right honourable gentleman is making an implicit criticism of his colleague the Secretary of State of the environment er , er and the Home Secretary who has responsibility can produce figures for England . |
| 26 | If a decision about a document or as to some point of evidence is made the right course , having put the relevant argument , is to accept the ruling and then to consider an appeal should circumstances so demand . |
| 27 | In poorly drained areas extensive cattle ranching is predominant while in better-drained areas annual cropping is expanding and in some cases , especially in Venezuela , irrigation is making a major contribution to agricultural development . |
| 28 | READING chairman John Madejski is to make an official complaint about referee Clive Wilkes after he sent off one Reading player and booked five . |
| 29 | On the other hand , if you feel your debtor is making a reasonable effort to reduce his debt , then enter into an agreement with him for the payment of the remaining balance . |
| 30 | But her daughter has been placed into foster care and now the father is making an all-out bid to get legal custody . |