Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It has been a lack of progress on other fundamental changes in society that has made effective implementation of either programme so difficult .
2 There have been few serious attempts to break away from this restrictive framework ; it is the absence of the application of any theoretical framework that has made such work so sterile , and it is doubtful whether evidence will be found for the social and economic developments during the period by studying art-styles , date and distribution alone , unless specific questions are formulated first .
3 The first is the launch by Corin of a revolutionary universal hip that enables surgeons to tailor hip replacements to the patient , whilst the second is the advance by AEA of a technique for measuring bone density that has made early detection of bone wastage possible for the first time .
4 The technical trick that has made cheap laser-printers possible has also brought type design and typesetting to a far wider market .
5 Perhaps that is one of the safeguards that has made this country such a successful and stable parliamentary democracy .
6 The smooth pillars which support it in the centre have capitals of a style that has made some art historians suppose that they may originally have come from the Roman villa or palace presumed to have existed on this site in the fourth century .
7 It is this that has made some Americans say that , if Iraq agreed to withdraw from Kuwait , it must abandon its tanks and other heavy equipment .
8 THE president of the Court of Governors of the University College of Wales , Aberystwyth , Sir Melvyn Rosser , has joined the board of Menter a Busnes , the agency that aims to make Welsh speakers more enterprising in business .
9 Furthermore , he claims that attempts to make clerical work more routine have had a limited impact because clerical skills and qualifications have not been standardized .
10 In particular it covers the development of cost-effective , integrated responses to customers ' distribution and transport requirements and involves making in-depth study of customers ' needs , analyzing the data and then designing tailored packages making the optimum use of vehicle and warehouse resources , IT engineering and personnel .
11 The SEA focuses on the former and has made two contributions .
12 He has been helped by Labour 's manifesto commitment to electrify the line to London , and has made much emphasis of his local record .
13 She has reintroduced a Dutch Open , and has made impressive strides in terms of organising the first European-based Solheim Cup , the women 's equivalent of the Ryder Cup .
14 And it is specialised over the years in craft training , particularly in relation to the building and engineering trades , and has made unique provision in the district for the less able .
15 But Porterfield stressed : ‘ Kevin has done very well for us since coming into the side and has made important saves to keep us alive in some games . ’
16 Although Aldo Ciccolini is Neapolitan by birth , he has lived in France since 1949 and taught at the Paris Conservatoire , and has made fine recordings of French piano music including works by Saint-Saëns and Satie .
17 The LDDC has taken control of the Docklands Light Railway from London Underground and has made some progress .
18 I believe he is half aware of his problem and has made some effort to solve it by forcing himself to concentrate on what he is told to read .
19 The Scottish National winner enjoys shorter trips and has made rapid improvement .
20 Elsewhere in How to Read Pound remembers Landor and Browning , and has to make special provision to exempt them from these strictures .
21 ‘ The greatest thing is telling him there is no point going to his mainstream school any longer if he is not going to get around and that he 'll have to go to a special school — at which point he explodes in terror and starts to make special efforts .
22 However , the Commission believes that it should , and proposes to make legislative changes ( after ‘ appropriate consultation ’ with interested parties ) in time for the 1 January 1993 implementation date .
23 The company has created a niche market for itself within the catering industry and continues to make huge inroads with specifically targeted blue chip companies .
24 Our system of government is far too centralised , and fails to make effective use of the talents and skills available across the country .
25 Those familiar with philosophical writing on causation , or touching on causation , will have noticed that our analysis so far of it has taken the terms necessary connection " , " nomic connection " , and " lawlike connection " as synonymous , but has made little reference to laws .
26 The Chancellor has preserved his flexibility to adjust duties between different categories of drinks , but has made little use of that flexibility in the face of overwhelming evidence that market conditions have changed fundamentally in favour of wines .
27 It affirms the " spiritual " dimension but fails to make clear links with the great religious traditions except with regard possibly to Buddhism and certain aspects of Hinduism .
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