Example sentences of "[n mass] make [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Of the relatively small amount of CDs issued in other currencies , yen and ECU make up the bulk .
2 The original trigger for the stories was a note sent to clients by Merrill Lynch & Co analyst Daniel Mandresh , in which he said he believed that IBM plans to cut as many as 40,000 jobs this year , which would require yet another charge of about $1,000m to make up the provisions short-fall .
3 We order a further 1,000kg at £5/kg to make up the 3,000kg .
4 In Niemeyers , for example , the company language is English which is used for 70% of all non-Dutch communication ( with French and German each approximately 15% to make up the rest ) .
5 Approximately 150 people make up the population of Tibthorpe ; their homes with beautiful views over the surrounding countryside .
6 The product range and promotional mix should emphasise products or usage attributes required/sought by the people making up the segment .
7 The company has had to take on ten extra staff to make up the order .
8 I went to see them about this but they told me it was up to the social security people to make up the difference .
9 The new ecologists were particularly inclined to stress the interactions between the different species making up the population of each area .
10 I am afraid we shall want matter of Molly Leaper 's works to make out the bulk of the new volume .
11 IN Monday 's paper ( Echo March 9 ) I read that the Darlington council poll tax will be £300 this year , this includes £19 to make up the shortfall for people who refuse to pay .
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