Example sentences of "make for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says : ‘ Small budgets , apologetic councils strapped for cash , and a complex social and sometimes ethnic mix of young customers and their parents do n't make for an easy life . ’ |
| 2 | But it did n't always make for an easy life . |
| 3 | Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though . |
| 4 | It certainly does n't make for an ideal working relationship , does it ? ’ |
| 5 | I 'm going with a Scum season ticket holder and Newcastle Utd fan should make for an interesting evening all round . |
| 6 | They derive their strength from the realization that not to abide by them would make for an unworkable constitution . |
| 7 | All in all it made for an uncomfortable meal , despite the chef 's first-class skills , and Sarella at least was pleased when it was all over and Marc , with deliberately precise timing , pushed his chair back to signal that they could now follow him out . |
| 8 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 9 | For the client , the advantage was that he could go direct to those various tradesmen who , collectively , could provide all that made for an average funeral . |
| 10 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 11 | All these features make for an excellent package . |
| 12 | To meet this development section 17(2) was inserted into the Act and provides that where an application is made for an interlocutory injunction and the party against whom it is sought claims that he acted in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute , the court shall , in exercising its discretion whether or not to grant the injunction , have regard to the likelihood of that party 's succeeding at the trial of the action in establishing the matter which would afford a defence under the Act . |
| 13 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 14 | The Association of Friends raise finance for overseas tours and plans are made for an eight day visit to Hungary in July . |
| 15 | Unless , therefore the guarantee was void as having been made for an illegal consideration or voidable on the ground of economic duress , the extrinsic evidence establishes that it was supported by valid consideration . |
| 16 | The unity of soloist and orchestra and the conductor 's sensitive modification of orchestral texture made for an excellent performance of a stunning concerto.ROBIN NEWTON . |
| 17 | That relationship was superb and made for an excellent team effort throughout the year , as was evidenced by the fulsome tributes paid to Ian McNeil at the end of his period in office . |
| 18 | ‘ Each month approximately 300 new requests are made for an occupational therapist assessment and this level of demand far outstrips the borough 's available resources . ’ |
| 19 | Many other sizes are made for an enormous range of industrial uses , but flexibility limits their application for kite spars , and in many cases the wooden dowel is superior . |
| 20 | A CALL has been made for an empty building near a town centre to be turned into a nursery . |
| 21 | They waved across before making for an empty table in the far corner . |
| 22 | Recorded last year in Nancy , France and London , England , its nine tracks are invigorated by their environment — especially such worn-in faves as the fierce , questioning ‘ London City ’ and the commandingly swirly ‘ You 're The Judge ’ — but the crowd noises are infuriatingly badly mixed in , making for an imperfect peep into BTTP 's spiritual home . |
| 23 | The importance of this should never be underestimated : it is a vital ingredient in raising morale , reducing stress , harnessing energy and commitment and in building the teams and teamwork that makes for an effective school . |
| 24 | It all makes for an effective evening but on record Réaux 's extra-vehement delivery , teetering on parody in the ‘ Alabama Song ’ , makes her version of this and several other numbers suitable only within the context of her show . |
| 25 | It makes for an extraordinary mixture but an entertaining one , as eclectic as the individual pieces he describes . |
| 26 | A visit to Helmsley town and castle ( where walkers can take up the Cleveland Way long-distance footpath ) , with a stop-off at Rievaulx Abbey , makes for an enjoyable outing . |
| 27 | The Drumbeat Club makes for an excellent evening on shore in Nassau when you can experience authentic Bahamian music in a venue frequented by as many locals as tourists . |
| 28 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |
| 29 | A low failure rate makes for an attractive proposition |
| 30 | It 's a good , dramatic blend and , given that the rest of the Heineken League is equally topsy-turvy , it makes for an entertaining diversion while Alan Davies , Bob Norster and Gareth Jenkins wrestle with the real problems on the big stage . |