Example sentences of "[verb] up [prep] [art] lack [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 2 | I wondered briefly what a British nursing sister would have said , but the act of motherly comfort may well have made up for the lack of quiet during the day . |
| 3 | England have been shown up for the lack of quality in their line-up , although Gooch 's illness here , Michael Atherton 's illness in Calcutta and the stupidity of leaving out Phil Tufnell from the first Test and Atherton on the second Test all contributed to an unexpectedly one-sided contest . |
| 4 | The fact that your copy-writers are so uninformed on this perhaps links up with the lack of information the manufacturers have on the need for their product . |
| 5 | When the vicar got a new bishop who was Anglo-Catholic he appealed to him for his sanction , in the hope that the bishop 's approval would make up for the lack of faculty . |
| 6 | Whale meat made up for the lack of other sources of protein in the Japanese diet . |
| 7 | I would always try and choose pieces which I thought had a bit of atmosphere and mood , a passion which made up for the lack of presentation ! ’ |
| 8 | Both make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil by trapping and digesting small insects . |
| 9 | Deep cupboards in both the scullery and pantry house the necessary quantities of glass and china , and deep double sinks in both rooms make up for the lack of the modern dishwasher . |
| 10 | Did the bright lights make up for the lack of country life ? |
| 11 | Patterns of leaving home are affected by housing availability — indeed the relatively late age at which British children leave home compared to many other countries is probably tied up with the lack of suitable type and tenure of housing for young single people ( Kiernan , 1986a ; Sullivan , 1984 ; Jones , 1987 ) . |
| 12 | By paying particular attention to texts and images created by women in the visual arts and performance as well as in literature , the book goes some way towards making up for the lack of awareness of women 's art . |
| 13 | Some cooks are born great , others have their natural skill improved by training , yet others train hard enough to make up for a lack of natural talent . |
| 14 | Thomas is seeking to recoup from Essex the fees his parents have had to pay to make up for the lack of state-funded special tuition available to him . |
| 15 | ‘ I prefer it if men find ways of dressing to enhance their personality rather than using clothes to make up for the lack of one . |
| 16 | This has become so serious a concern that early in 1991 , less than a year before their latest deadline for the launch of CD-I , Philips themselves established their own CD-I publishing operation , perhaps in an effort to energise CD-I disc investment or to make up for the lack of it . |
| 17 | By the way the lot of seemed to be played in Hertfordshire these days , and one of the great days is at Harpenden and that 's on September the first on Sunday , when they have their annual single-wicket competition , and that 's a great local event and it 's bound to encourage all the young cricketers in the neighbourhood , they 're trying to make up for the lack of cricket in schools , so well done Harpenden and that is on Sunday next , er , er , first of September and I 'll give you the time in a minute if I can find it , when it is , it does n't say , but it 's probably all day at the Harpenden club , well done Harpenden encouraging young people to play cricket , Sunday first September . |