Example sentences of "[noun sg] make [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theory is that if museums save on salaries and paper clips they will have more money to spend on works of art ; the reality is that they will almost certainly be saving on the works of art to make up for inadequate funding overall . |
| 2 | Gimenez , who went the distance before losing to a 36-year-old Roberto Duran in 1987 is relishing his chance to make up for lost time . |
| 3 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 4 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 5 | The executive Board approved drawings , equivalent to 468,9000,000 special drawing rights ( about US $635 million ) , under its compensatory and contingency financing facility ( CCFF ) in order to make up for anticipated balance-of-payments deficits caused by higher oil prices and lower exports and Gulf remittances . |
| 6 | On the question of job satisfaction making up for low pay relative to other sectors , Serota said he had not found highly paid individuals in the City were markedly unsatisfied in their work . |