Example sentences of "[is] [verb] to make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An analysis already exists of the migration patterns of 1974 and it is intended to make direct comparisons between this and the 1983 results . |
| 2 | It is intended to make detailed case-studies , over two years , of three educational institutions : one each from further education , polytechnic and university sectors , chosen to reflect the diversity of cultures and structures in post-compulsory education and on the basis of their explicit intention to implement equal opportunities policies . |
| 3 | It is in this family that the child is taught to make basic distinctions between self and others , or between male and female , to acquire and to use language , and to develop a framework through which to understand , interpret and evaluate the world outside . |
| 4 | After a four-year moratorium the IRB is expected to make sweeping changes in the laws at their meeting in Wellington in April , during the NZRU Centenary celebrations . |
| 5 | BROADGREEN MP Jane Kennedy is bidding to make sure jobs at Liverpool 's new customs offices go to local people . |
| 6 | The system is designed to make large documents such as technical manuals easier to research , share and modify , as well as reducing the amount of storage space required . |
| 7 | First , the Department of Trade is empowered to make certain orders . |
| 8 | However , Koch argues that acceptability drives the rest : " the ability to provide any service which meets the patients ' needs or expectations , or is seen to make stupendous efforts towards this , will be a major quality predictor of success " ( Koch 1990 : 132 ) . |
| 9 | erm is going to make certain clarifications which we 'll start with and is going to introduce the report and then to give some explanations . |
| 10 | He says the substance , which is used to make internal organs show up on X-Rays , brought on an incurable condition which affects the nerves in his back . |
| 11 | Substantial quantities are sold to the ICI/EniChem joint venture , EVC , to produce polyvinyl chloride [ PVC ] while the remainder is used to make chlorinated fluorocarbons [ CPCs ] , chloromethanes , solvents , polyurethanes , ‘ Cereclor ’ chlorinated paraffins and ‘ Alloprene ’ chlorinated rubbers . |
| 12 | To demonstrate the size of such numbers , one is driven to make strange comparisons ; for instance , if we had a cube for each of the 4.325 X 10 19 patterns , they would form a stack about 260 light years long ; and a volume consisting of one cube for each of the 8.858 X 10 22 patterns with marked centres would be about three-quarters the volume of the Moon . |
| 13 | Lind suggests that small , homogeneous bits of data vibrate smoothly whereas larger patches ‘ jangle wildly ’ as the focus of attention is forced to make dramatic leaps . |
| 14 | Another prohibited act is to fail to make reasonable measures for your own safety . |
| 15 | Not an easy thing to say when someone in the grip of an alien being is trying to make scrambled eggs out of your brains . |
| 16 | Quite sophisticated equipment and trained manpower is required to make reliable estimates . |