Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] for [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smaller number of A and C allowances was more than made up for by the greater number of B and D allowances . |
| 2 | The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action . |
| 3 | The out of centre position is made up for by the excellent rates Amsterdam Travel Service have specially negotiated at this hotel . |
| 4 | His limited means , however , were made up for by the passion of his yearning to collect . |
| 5 | Non-ruminants can not extract much energy from the hard parts of the plant ; however , this is more than made up for by the fact that food passes much more quickly through their guts . |
| 6 | The unpredictability of the man was more than made up for by the heady feeling of surrendering to life at its sweetest and most bright . |
| 7 | That 'll mean less business for the animal crematorium — but its owners say that 'll be more than made up for by the increasing number of people who are choosing to have their familly pets cremated . |
| 8 | The criteria that we have suggested in the paper we 've put in for for the discussion session stems from detailed observation and experience of what inward investment of the strategically significant kind might be looking for . |
| 9 | I think the third general point I 'd want to make is this : if you 're applying for a course at university , then it does n't matter what A-levels you 're taking , or what courses you 've put down for at the five universities . |