Example sentences of "asked to make the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too often in lean times the poorest are asked to make the largest sacrifices . |
| 2 | Asked to make the empty tree so it had less , children again added apples until there were more on the originally empty tree . |
| 3 | Yet there was also growing disquiet about the evident failure to bring a quick resolution of the war , and even more threatening for Johnson 's political support , a feeling amongst working people that they were being asked to make the heaviest sacrifices . |
| 4 | Helped by eminent scientists , Bate worked continually to improve the hydrometers and his skills were acknowledged when he was asked to make the models for the new standard weights and measures of capacity enacted by Parliament in 1825 to replace existing ancient local measures . |
| 5 | We do not know whether the [ auditors ] were asked to make the valuation on behalf of the company ( which presumably was interested in the value of its own shares ) or on behalf of [ the buying and selling shareholders ] , nor do we know whether the [ auditors ] charged any fee for this valuation , and , if so , to whom , or whether they made their valuation as part of their ordinary duties as the company 's auditors . |