Example sentences of "make the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For these mistakes have led to the belief that extension , the subject-matter of geometry , is infinitely divisible , a belief ‘ thought to have so inseparable and essential a connection with the principles and demonstrations in geometry , that mathematicians never … make the least question of it ’ . |
| 2 | Make the latter aware of your intention to concentrate on these tasks , if necessary , at the expense of other intrusions . |
| 3 | Such schemes are said to help align the interests of managers with those of shareholders and hence make the former behave more like owners . |
| 4 | Science popularisers often make the same claim , dismissing the Sun as just a run-of-the-mill star . |
| 5 | They all make the same point , and it is a reasonable one , that manhours means manhours and evermore shall do so . |
| 6 | The nearest human equivalent to purring is smiling , and we also make the same mistake when we say that a smiling man is a happy man . |
| 7 | Fortunately most pet cats , if they do encounter a toad , quickly learn that it tastes bad and , after one preliminary nip , rapidly drop the squirming amphibian and never make the same mistake again . |
| 8 | We 'll train you how not to ‘ blow it ’ on an important shot , lose an important lead , make the same mistake time and time again and other skills that only the pro 's could afford to know . |
| 9 | inserting common paragraphs , for example if half the students make the same mistake , it is useful for the marker to prepare a paragraph explaining the error , and to paste this into each of the documents he is returning to the errant students . |
| 10 | After all , you make the same unrealistic demands on me sometimes , and I 'm not perfect either — only I 've never confronted you with the unreasonableness of it all . ’ |
| 11 | Yes , you whine and you wring your hands , but then you go back and make the same mistakes . |
| 12 | If the bulge is axisymmetric , lines of sight that make the same angle on either side of the centre will appear equally bright . |
| 13 | And the first thing you learn is that all women make the same mistakes . |
| 14 | Rational actors in the same situation make the same choices , but only in so far as the situation is the same from within . |
| 15 | In the end , they make the same decision as most others and decide to go ahead and have children , and to try to reconcile this with their material aspirations . |
| 16 | Study the competition , the commercials and the advertisements of other manufacturers who make the same thing . |
| 17 | As I write , I make the same demands upon my own text as I do , in my critical capacity , on the texts of other writers . |
| 18 | De Beaugrande and Dressler ( 1981 : 75 ) make the same assertion : |
| 19 | Most big banks make the same charges for club accounts as for ordinary personal ones — which means that you may have to pay up to 70 pence for every cheque you write . |
| 20 | Erm and if you and Ray make the same case , then you and Ray have to fight for the |
| 21 | The outcomes of the decisions of the individual are stochastic , so that two individuals who have the same opportunity set and the same tastes , and thus make the same decisions , may still have different incomes . |
| 22 | But you must give me leave to confide in the prince , and I make the same promise for him . |
| 23 | The way we have chosen the symbols T and S also means , conveniently , that trajectories threading their way through the top face of the box B according to some sequence of Ts and Ss , make the same sequence of passes through the tubes , T and S. |
| 24 | Integrity becomes a political ideal when we make the same demand of the state or community taken to be a moral agent , when we insist that the state act on a single , coherent set of principles even when its citizens are divided about what the right principles of justice and fairness really are . |
| 25 | If you make the same mistake , er , you have to buy another set , and I double the price for people who have heard me say do n't do this , er , and lie low , you know in the first three months , because I believe in penalising stupidity . |
| 26 | We make the most of this and scoot off to the hospital . |
| 27 | It remains now for Charringtons to upgrade the decoration and general management style of this marvellous pub , and make the most of its fine architectural qualities . |
| 28 | Make the most of lower light levels by cleaning the glass . |
| 29 | Family friendships are becoming increasingly important to you , especially those involving the young fry , so make the most of this camaraderie and enter into the spirit of things . |
| 30 | The hotel lies in five acres of fields and garden , and the Slingos , who own it , make the most of their beautiful surroundings by running painting courses for about £200 a week ( including breakfast and dinner ) , or £90 for a long weekend . |