Example sentences of "[noun sg] is make a [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Nobody inside or outside the administration is making a good job of selling the tax . |
| 5 | The olive is making a mild come-back , with the help of European Community money . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Commission 's job is to make a preliminary decision on the admissibility of the complaint . |
| 9 | My aim is to make a photographic record of these countries before the developing world we live in changes them forever . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Thus the advance is made a split second after discerning the opponent 's attack . |
| 15 | In practice it is very difficult to decide what is representative ; perhaps the best method is to make a general study of several sections from the same sequence before proceeding to detailed description and analysis . |
| 16 | Because of low export sales , Jaguar is to make a further 700 redundancies . |
| 17 | A second approach is to make a detailed study of people 's language practices . |
| 18 | A former RAF pilot is making a last-minute bid to save Britain 's last flying Vulcan bomber . |
| 19 | Recent claims suggest that ‘ Diagnostic expert systems can be classed as the fastest growing functional area for expert system development today ’ , and that their application is making a significant contribution to efficient handling of complex system failure diagnosis . |
| 20 | The aim of this project is to make a substantial contribution to the sparse literature on the household sector in China during the reform period of the 1980s . |
| 21 | The centre-half is making a good recovery from a knee injury and could be back in contention for a place in Monday 's derby with Middlesbrough . |
| 22 | Collecting : You 're never alone with a print : Edward Lucie-Smith reports on why the modern multiple image is making a big impact in the blue-chip art market |
| 23 | At the time of writing , British Coal Pension Fund is making a contested bid for Globe , Britain 's largest investment trust , with over £1.09 billion of assets , and more than 40 000 shareholders . |
| 24 | A useful method of detecting changes in the wind direction is to make a mental note of the point on the shore towards which you are sailing and use this as a reference point . |
| 25 | The drainage of peatbogs for forestry and agriculture is making a significant net contribution to greenhouse gas emissions , the report concludes . |
| 26 | In slump-hit Britain , one company is making a real killing |
| 27 | One possibility is to make a short section of DNA or RNA that can bind to a particular region of viral genetic material to form a double-stranded complex , just like the familiar double helix of cellular DNA . |
| 28 | Another attractive idea is to make a square or rectangular garland that follows the shape of its frame . |
| 29 | The British Section is making a major commitment to a new computer system , which should both improve efficiency and help us work more flexibly with the national membership . |
| 30 | The jockey is making a remarkable recovery from the injuries sustained in a fall , doctors in Florida said . |