Example sentences of "make [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 That report was sent to our national executive committee and on May the nineteenth the leader of the Labour party stated and I quote , the plant committee concludes that different elected bodies can be chosen by different electoral systems , that is the view which I share and I support the proposals made both for a reformed second chamber and the European parliament .
2 It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally .
3 And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings .
4 And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180° .
5 Whatever John 's mother may have thought about his likely lack of application when he wanted to study music , once he decided to learn ballet he took it seriously and must have worked hard to make up for a late start .
6 To make up for a late start , the government this year announced it would make available £125 million of grants to push industry into the robot age .
7 The Britons are trying to keep ahead of Norwegian lawyer Erling Kagge , who hopes to make up for a late start in bad weather .
8 Wales will be anxious to make up for a disappointing start to the season — their opening home game against Herefordshire was a total wash-out and they suffered a one run defeat against Shropshire .
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