Example sentences of "[det] make for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level . |
| 2 | In combination with his ardent desire to improve the living standard of the British working man , this made for a potent brand of imperialism ; few politicians took the Dual Mandate more seriously than Ernest Bevin . |
| 3 | DataEase 's menus are n't overlaid GUI-style and do n't drop down , but this makes for a simple approach to building and using your database . |
| 4 | This makes for a remarkable degree of working-class homogeneity , at least for the descendants of those who arrived before 1920 when what had been the world 's wealthiest and most productive industrial region outside the USA went into a very rapid decline . |
| 5 | Varese as well as Ives , and an Elliott Carter premiere — not much feminine sensibility there , though it all made for a classic Oliver Knussen pile-up of Americana , topped out with a violin concerto by Marc Neikrug that Pinchas Zukerman had brought to London for the first time . |
| 6 | There are plenty of facilities for waterskiing , windsurfing and paragliding and alongside the beach runs a palm tree lined avenue of shops , boutiques , bars , open-air cafés and restaurants , all making for a lively , bustling atmosphere . |
| 7 | There are plenty of facilities for waterskiing , windsurfing and paragliding and alongside the beach runs a palm tree lined avenue of shops boutiques , bars , open-air cafés and restaurants , all making for a lively , bustling atmosphere . |
| 8 | It all makes for an effective evening but on record Réaux 's extra-vehement delivery , teetering on parody in the ‘ Alabama Song ’ , makes her version of this and several other numbers suitable only within the context of her show . |
| 9 | They could have followed us the four hours to Dieppe in the hope of picking up trade on the way back ; but that makes for a ten-hour day . |