Example sentences of "[be] made [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many attempts have been made to classify British cattle breeds on the basis of ancestry and these categories are often based on obvious physical characteristics such as horns and coat colour . |
| 2 | A spokeswoman for the Saatchi Collection said the sales did not signal a lessening commitment to the collection , but had been made to finance new acquisitions . |
| 3 | The secretary of state has given the Joint Consultants Committee ( JCC ) an assurance that the Department of Health will deal firmly with specific cases of abuse that are notified to the department , and , indeed , certain trusts have already been made to reverse inappropriate appointments . |
| 4 | Data compression is so vital to the future of information media that considerable international efforts have been made to create global standards governing the way in which compression is handled . |
| 5 | At various times proposals have been made to give local authorities general enabling powers akin to those of continental authorities — power to do anything not forbidden them . |
| 6 | Few serious attempts have been made to devise diagnostic tests in reading and number for the purpose of indicating relative attainment of learners . |
| 7 | An attempt had been made to offset recent enclosures by letting out a few five-acre plots , rent and tithe free , to deserving poor , but the newer legislation continued to make things difficult . |
| 8 | No attempt has been made to choose worthwhile bars that can be visited for a coffee break en route . |
| 9 | Attempts have been made to compare various tests and to examine their reliability and validity . |
| 10 | While the rising tide of the elderly population indicated that the need for inpatient care would not diminish , plans had already been made to establish local units for people with dementia at Tiverton and Exmouth . |
| 11 | With the exception of the computer industry , little effort seems to have been made to develop new industries ; instead there has been concentration on making our existing industries more efficient and competitive . |
| 12 | Neighbourhood Watch A neighbourhood watch has been established on Foulis Crescent and Woodhall Avenue , Mrs. Moug has agreed to inaugurate a scheme in Baberton Crescent and preliminary moves have been made to encourage other parts of the village to participate . |
| 13 | Neighbourhood Watch A neighbourhood watch has been established on Foulis Crescent and Woodhall Avenue , Mrs. Moug has agreed to inaugurate a scheme in Baberton Crescent and preliminary moves have been made to encourage other parts of the village to participate . |
| 14 | Attempts had been made to find alternative uses , but it was evident that nothing suitable was forthcoming . |
| 15 | It is encouraging to note that , since 1977 , not only have many more churches been listed , but a serious effort has also been made to find new uses for a much higher percentage of redundant churches — although procedures remain unnecessarily complicated and frustrating . |
| 16 | Clearly an attempt has been made to select key groups , but they are not used very effectively to date major sequences and odd conclusions were drawn , which were to have far reaching effects . |
| 17 | Some other general qualities of schizophrenia can be appreciated by examining attempts that have been made to identify various subtypes . |
| 18 | The issue of the document should not be taken to imply any commitment of any kind has been made to pursue possible solutions to the requirements described . |
| 19 | Because of the potential seriousness of gonorrhoea or syphilis , if left untreated , nearly all the clinics in the United Kingdom have on their staff contact-tracers whose prime aim is to ensure that all efforts are made to persuade possible contacts of patients with either disease to attend for investigation . |
| 20 | Full assessment and nursing diagnoses are made using special tools and recording equipment , such as ultrasonography . |
| 21 | The new legislation , however , makes it clear that clients must be assessed before decisions are made to use donated gametes . |
| 22 | Some authors have suggested that the clicks are made to alert other cats to the presence of the prey . |
| 23 | Attempts are made to improve existing courses , either as a result of personal observations , or from discussions with participating students . |
| 24 | The court will usually impose a requirement that appropriate attempts are made to trace lost shareholders at reasonable intervals , often by advertisements . |
| 25 | Then they 're made to watch graphic videos of the potential results of their crimes . |
| 26 | Designed by the internationally famous Peter Lynn of New Zealand ( whose Octopus appears on the cover of this book ) , it is popularly known as the Peter Lynn Tri-D and it can be made using square cells based on 90-degree Isosceles triangles as Pat has drawn , or with equilateral triangles . |
| 27 | However , an attempt may be made to allocate particular bits or groups of bits in the operation code field to particular features of the instruction ; one bit , for example , might specify whether the result of an operation is to be placed in the accumulator , and another whether the fixed-point arithmetic unit is to be used by the operation . |
| 28 | Apart from the general characteristics of the basic blend adjustments may be made to suit regional variations in water hardness , by the addition of sequestrants . |
| 29 | Then an attempt can be made to examine possible changes to the system and so influence social policy as a result of the first-hand experience of the clients . |
| 30 | The harmony , with its touch of modality , the monochrome orchestration , and the hint of ‘ organum ’ parallelisms , add to the almost monastic austerity evoked : Naturally , in other accompaniments formed by harmonized doubling , the harmony and orchestration can be made to create other atmospheres — ; colourful , lush and rich , or harsh and cold , according to the tone colours used and the quality of the harmony . |