Example sentences of "[noun] is made to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately , as soon as an attempt is made to measure ‘ performance ’ , a whole series of problems arises .
2 They say he was looking for evidence of natura naturans ‘ all-creating nature ’ , rather than natura naturata , ‘ the made world ’ ; in certain seventeenth- and eighteenth-century writing of unimpeachable orthodoxy reference is made to anima mundi , a spirit pervading the world and supplying the continuing presence of God .
3 In some of the cases reference is made to recovery after demands colore officii .
4 A cash placing is one in which the subscription offer is made to investment clients of the purchaser 's merchant bank or broker rather than to its existing shareholders .
5 Hilary Patrick , the association 's legal adviser , is particularly concerned that if an application is made to section someone with mental health problems they may not be able to afford representation .
6 Your Dolphin fitted bathroom is made to measure .
7 It is worth emphasizing that a fit is made to pulse measurements extending over more than a decade , i.e. over 3 x 10 8 s , with an accuracy to 10 7minus4 S or better !
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