Example sentences of "make [adv prt] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opinion surveys suggested , however , that a majority of US citizens felt that reverse discrimination , even on the basis of making up for past wrongs , was unfair , and was a concept associated with the Democrats rather than the Republicans . |
| 2 | The executive Board approved drawings , equivalent to 468,9000,000 special drawing rights ( about US $635 million ) , under its compensatory and contingency financing facility ( CCFF ) in order to make up for anticipated balance-of-payments deficits caused by higher oil prices and lower exports and Gulf remittances . |
| 3 | Store bosses are taking a gamble in hoping that enough folk will go shopping to make up for huge discounts on offer . |
| 4 | Then equally big lefts in rounds five and seven could not get rid of a man whose courage failed to make up for obvious shortcomings . |
| 5 | Even if her scheme permits her to make additional pension contributions to make up for missing years of service , such payments will cost her more than would be the case for a man of the same age and salary status , since the arrangements assume that a woman will live longer and therefore claim benefits for longer than a man . |